The notoriously volatile cryptocurrency bitcoin has fallen to its lowest price this month after rallying in the first week of November and then crashing by more than $1,000 on Thursday and Friday.
The price of a single bitcoin is down 4.53 per cent at $6,272.24, according to Coindesk's aggregate index, a level it hasn't reached since the end of October.
Bitcoin surged to an all-time high of almost $7,900 on Wednesday, before dropping by more than $1,000 in 48 hours.
The surge was prompted by the suspension of a software upgrade that could have split bitcoin into what's called a "fork".
The most recent slump came as some traders dumped it for a clone called bitcoin cash, which has seen its value soar in the last few days: it's price is now up by 54 per cent to $1,247.
I think the drop is just normal. This already happened in the previous month. It's funny how we always notice the drop and panic. It is just a temporary drop. Many investors have shift to Bitcoin Cash because they thought it was more profitable than bitcoin. About 13+%. But it is already recovering.