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Bitcoin sinks below $20,000 as crypto meltdown intensifies
CNBC ^ | 18 June 2022 | Ryan Browne

Posted on 06/18/2022 3:11:09 AM PDT by zeestephen

The price of bitcoin fell 9% in 24 hours to $19,217 according to Coin Metrics data...Crypto investors are grappling with aggressive interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve and a worsening liquidity crunch. [Half an hour ago, BTC was at $19,040]

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To: catnipman

Hehe


41 posted on 06/18/2022 4:57:12 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: zeestephen


42 posted on 06/18/2022 4:59:24 AM PDT by Theoria
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To: zeestephen

During busts in the crypto market, the value of Bitcoin has typically fallen 85%.

Yes you read that right.

It has also later had dramatic upturns significantly surpassing its previous all time high. So while the ignorant will claim that this is somehow “proof” that its all worthless, its a ponzi scheme, its going to zero, yada yada yada, just understand that this is NORMAL.

By the way, for Bitcoin to fall by 85% from its previous all time high, it would need to drop down to $12,000.


43 posted on 06/18/2022 4:59:31 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Krosan

I just used my search engine to see if Bit Coin was, indeed, connected to use of electricity.

It seems there is some connection.

This is great. Now I know why I cannot comprehend BIT COIN, because I never understood electricity.

I’m not a genius...I’m a MORON.


44 posted on 06/18/2022 5:00:25 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Enlightened1

Yep. Its the same old FUD every time. Bitcoin has been through 3 full cycles at this point.


45 posted on 06/18/2022 5:01:08 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: V_TWIN

*thumbsup* Agreed.


46 posted on 06/18/2022 5:02:36 AM PDT by cranked
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To: zeestephen

Which crappy money to hold?

Sad to say the dollars is still the world’s best crappy money.

Things are relative. place your bets.


47 posted on 06/18/2022 5:06:49 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: rarestia

“Problem is that when you have dozens of “coins” driven to the stratosphere by speculators, you only really make money if you cash out while there’s actual capital in the scheme.

Once the ability to “cash out” ceases to exist, even if the market says the coin is worth something, it becomes a hard lesson in reality to learn that it doesn’t.”

basically, ponzi scheme

oh, and there are over 10,000 actively traded cryptos ... about 8,000 other ones have already failed ...

not only that, recently about one fourth of all crypto buys have been on margin loans, a sure recipe for disaster ...


48 posted on 06/18/2022 5:09:44 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: SaveFerris

“... good looking Eastern European chick ...”

Pics or it didn’t happen.


49 posted on 06/18/2022 5:11:21 AM PDT by throwthebumsout
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To: Paladin2

“What is the sound of a bitcoin creation?”

every time a bitcoin is created, a virtual angel gets its wings and a virtual bell rings (of course, because the bell is virtual, you can’t hear it when it rings) ...


50 posted on 06/18/2022 5:13:10 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: cranked

“smells like one huge ponzi scheme”

indeed ...


51 posted on 06/18/2022 5:14:15 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: 9YearLurker
I heard young inner-city college students pumping it this winter as the big investment opportunity because Boomers didn’t understand it.

You got it! I've seen middle-aged investors brag about the same. It seems the citizens of Miami are feeling the pinch with the crash of MiamiCoin. The mayor of Miami is a die-hard crypto proponent.

52 posted on 06/18/2022 5:14:18 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: PeterPrinciple
You're right. You don't look for unicorn world perfectness. What you want is something better than the other imperfect ones and the dollar is winning.


53 posted on 06/18/2022 5:16:43 AM PDT by Krosan
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To: FLT-bird

$12,000 makes sense for technicians.

There is definitely a very solid block of buyers on the chart at $10,000.

There was an amazing block of buyers in the $29,000 to $31,000 range for 18 months. Sellers got beat back six times at that price level.


54 posted on 06/18/2022 5:19:25 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: PeterPrinciple

“Sad to say the dollars is still the world’s best crappy money.”

THAT’s a real problem.


55 posted on 06/18/2022 5:28:17 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: throwthebumsout

LOL

Well she’s OK .... Except for that whole repeated deceit thing......🤪


56 posted on 06/18/2022 5:55:03 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Krosan

As opposed to the USD and bitcoin, my gold will never be worth zero….


57 posted on 06/18/2022 6:40:12 AM PDT by wny
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Anybody want to buy some tulips?


58 posted on 06/18/2022 7:10:37 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: Enlightened1
Nothing makes me chuckle more than newbies to crypto pretending to know what they are talking about.

Its what I look for in any crypto thread - the more ignorant the poster the more hilarious their silly wagging tongues.

59 posted on 06/18/2022 7:13:22 AM PDT by corkoman
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To: zeestephen

At a time of inflation, when US dollars are weakening daily, you would expect Bitcoin to be gaining strength. So I don’t understand what is driving it downward.

I have assumed that Bitcoin could not be manipulated in the way stocks can be, but this looks like an engineered crash. Again, I don’t see how it’s been done.

I can imagine several reasons why, but not the how.


60 posted on 06/18/2022 7:44:04 AM PDT by marron
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