Bitcoin has lost a lot of its value this month. Financial experts aren’t sure why. And they’re not sure where the popular cryptocurrency will go next.
Prices fell last weekend, reaching below $3,600 at one point — about 40 percent less from where it had been just two weeks earlier. Prices continued down Monday but closed slightly up Tuesday.
Then they surged, topping $4,300 Wednesday — though that’s nowhere near the $6,000 or more the cryptocurrency commanded for several months until mid-November.
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