Bitcoin traded below $73,000 in Thursday’s 11:50 UTC snapshot, extending a retreat from Wednesday’s reading above the threshold as losses also spread across several large digital assets.
At 11:50 UTC, Bitcoin was $72,845, down 1.53% over 24 hours, CoinGecko and exchange spot data showed. Ether was $2,023.60, down 1.57%; Solana was $82.45, down 1.76%; BNB was $663.87, down 2.48%; and XRP was $1.04, down 1.79%.
A separate quote at 6:37 a.m. ET (11:37 UTC) put BTC at 72,992.7 against Tether, down 1.43% over 24 hours.
EconoTimes’ Wednesday report on the rebound recorded BTC at $74,502 at 12:51 p.m. ET (17:51 UTC). The earlier account said Bitcoin had stayed above $73,000 for nearly three months before its Tuesday decline.
The Federal Reserve’s calendar lists its next Federal Open Market Committee meeting for Dec. 8-9.
