Why is bitcoin dropping right now?

Bitcoin can be used to book hotels on Expedia, shop for furniture on Overstock and buy Xbox games . But much of the hype is about getting rich by trading it. The price of bitcoin skyrocketed into the thousands in 2017.

Some of the drops have been caused by a combination of factors, Noble theorizes, from excitement about low-quality coins, to negative remarks from Elon Musk, to China’s recent crackdown on crypto services . This mix of factors has potential to make sell-offs “all the more violent,” says Noble.

Key Takeaways. Bitcoin broke a key resistance level making investors believe there is further upside . Rising inflation and the potential for even more stimulus continues to push people to safe-haven assets. Increased adoption from payment applications like PayPal will give far more people easy access to cryptocurrency.

The market has crashed before, and it will almost certainly crash again . That being said, every past downturn has been a buying opportunity, so there is good reason to believe these headwinds are temporary in nature.