Bitcoin slips below $38,000 as it struggles to retrace losses despite efforts from Musk and Saylor to buoy confidence
ilee@insider.com (Isabelle Lee)
Bitcoin struggled to hold onto Monday gains, slipping back below the $38,000-level Tuesday.
The cryptocurrency fell despite Elon Musk tweeting that he'd had discussions with bitcoin miners on Monday about energy efficiency.
Bitcoin was trading at $37,088 as of 9:17 a.m. ET Tuesday.
Bitcoin struggled to hold ontop gains made on Monday, slipping back below the $38,000-level Tuesday despite tweets Tesla chief Elon Musk about having discussions with bitcoin miners on ways to lessen the cryptocurrency's environmental impact.