After a period of bullish momentum leading Bitcoin to surpass the $49,000 threshold, the digital currency faced a setback, with prices tumbling to the vicinity of $43,150 subsequent to the approval of U.S.-based spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The decline to around $43,000 on January 12 reflects the market’s volatility in response to the SEC’s nod for spot ETFs, culminating in over $80 million worth of liquidated Bitcoin futures positions in a single day.
BTC falls below $44k
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