The price of bitcoin slid below $6,000 on Friday, hitting a new low for 2018.
18 at 21:51 UTC, surpassing the prior low of $5,947, which occurred on February 6.
As of press time, that figure had risen above that low, with the price of bitcoin averaging $5,977.
All told, the price of bitcoin has declined more than $700 since the start of the day's trading.
The cryptocurrency's market capitalization has also dipped, sliding to $102 billion - its lowest of the year - according to the BPI. As analysis previously suggested, market bears may be back in force following the recent push above $6,700.
CoinDesk's Omkar Godbole wrote earlier Friday that earlier technical charts showed the potential for a drop below $6,000.
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Bitcoin Price Falls to Lowest Total Seen in 2018
Published on Jun 22, 2018
by Coindesk | Published on Coinage
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