Bitcoin drops to lows as losing streak extends into fifth week
1 min read 13 Dec 2021, 08:22 PM ISTThe digital asset dropped as much as 3.5% to $48,198 in New York trading. The Blomberg Galaxy Crypto Index slumped as much as 1.2%, while popular DeFi tokens such as Solana, Cardano and Polkadot slipped
PremiumBitcoin weakened to the lowest levels of the day as the slide in the largest cryptocurrency from its all-time high extended into a fifth week.
The digital asset dropped as much as 3.5% to $48,198 in New York trading. The Blomberg Galaxy Crypto Index slumped as much as 1.2%, while popular DeFi tokens such as Solana, Cardano and Polkadot slipped.
Bitcoin had dropped for four consecutive weeks as measured by the seven days ended Friday. Unlike most traditional asset classes and securities, digital tokens trade around the clock, often on lightly regulated online exchanges worldwide.
Bitcoin got a brief boost Friday after a report showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated, supporting the argument that the coin is a hedge against the erosive impact of inflation. On Dec. 4, the token tumbled as much as 21% before recouping around half the gains hours later. It’s still down about 30% from its record high of almost $69,000 reached Nov. 10.
“It’s less of an inflation hedge and much more of a risk asset," Art Hogan, chief markets strategist at National Securities, said by phone on Friday. “So to me it’s much more of the technical move, that it failed support and had come under pressure."
Proponents have long argued that Bitcoin and other digital assets, on account of their being an idiosyncratic asset class, could act as hedges against swings in other areas of the financial market. Only 21 million Bitcoin will be put into circulation under the computer protocol that governs issuance, though that figure isn’t expected to be reached for another 100 years.
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