The summer rise of Bitcoin was replaced by an equally rapid fall. Today's main cryptocurrency
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Even at night, almost $8,600 was given for one bitcoin, and by the evening the rate had dropped to $7,800.
The last time Bitcoin was around $8,000 was in June of this year, after which it only went up. By the end of June it was worth more than $11,000.
At the time of writing this news, one Bitcoin costs $8,121.
By the way, Bitcoin pulled other cryptocurrencies down with it. Coins are rapidly falling in price; many have lost 15–25% of their value in just one day.