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Bitcoin price today: falls to two-month low; $50k becomes key support

Investing.com– Bitcoin price fell sharply to a two-month low on Thursday, breaking past a key support level as uncertainty over several points of selling pressure, chiefly defunct exchange Mt Gox, saw traders remain averse towards the token. 

The world’s biggest cryptocurrency took little support from weakness in the dollar, which fell amid increased bets on interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Broader crypto prices also followed Bitcoin lower.

At 06:00 ET (10:00 GMT), fell 5% to $57,722.0, just above the session’s low of $57,053.

Mt Gox, dumping fears batter Bitcoin

Bitcoin has been nursing steep losses over the past week as traders positioned for a potential mass sale event, stemming largely from defunct crypto exchange Mt Gox.

The liquidators of the exchange said they will begin returning Bitcoin stolen during a 2014 hack to clients from early July. While the scale…
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