{"id":26441,"date":"2023-12-11T03:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T03:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/bitcoin-wipes-nearly-a-week-of-gains-in-20-minutes-falling-under-41k\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T03:14:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T03:14:27","slug":"bitcoin-wipes-nearly-a-week-of-gains-in-20-minutes-falling-under-41k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/bitcoin-wipes-nearly-a-week-of-gains-in-20-minutes-falling-under-41k\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin wipes nearly a week of gains in 20 minutes, falling under $41K"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The price of Bitcoin (BTC) briefly fell below $41,000 following a sudden 6.5% drawdown from $43,357 to as low as $40,659 in just 20 minutes at 2:15am on Dec. 11 (UTC).\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the time of publication, Bitcoin was trading slightly up from the local low at $41,960 per TradingView data.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to data from CoinGlass the brief drop caused more than $271 million worth of long positions to be liquidated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, also witnessed an abrupt decline, falling more than 8.9% in the same time frame. The price of ETH has since stabilized and is trading for $2,233, down 5.3% on the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bitcoin had just closed its 8th green weekly candle, according to an X post from Wolf of All Street’s Scott Melker, who questioned when a correction was coming, seemingly minutes before it took place.<\/p>\n

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#Bitcoin<\/a> just closed it’s 8th green weekly candle in a row.<\/p>\n

This week’s candle was a monster.<\/p>\n

When correction, sir? pic.twitter.com\/xxWjTxxLLr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Wolf Of All Streets (@scottmelker) December 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n