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.
Bitcoin traders are piling into bets that the price will drop below $40,000 by next month
Bitcoin traders are piling into bets that the price will drop below $40,000 by next month
Harry RobertsonMay 19, 2021, 01:31 IST
Bitcoin has tumbled in recent days after criticism from Elon Musk.Dado Ruvic/Getty Images
Bitcoin traders are increasingly betting the price will fall below $40,000 by June.
Elon Musk s move to halt
Tesla payments in bitcoin has caused the cryptocurrency to tumble.
One crypto exchange boss said he had seen little sign of people buying the dip this time around.
Bitcoin
options traders have piled into bets that the world s biggest cryptocurrency will fall below $40,000 by next month following an Elon Musk tweet-storm that sent the price tumbling to around $45,000 on Tuesday.
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