The move brought the price down below the previously held support at $8,500 and left many wondering what caused the struggle.
And that's why I think "support levels" are complete bullshit, as well as TA in general. I've seen so-called support levels broken through so many times in crypto and in the stock market that I just cringe when I hear that phrase.
Some have suggested that the news of Google’s new checking account, Cache, could be a potential culprit. Called a ‘Bitcoin killer’ by some, the tech giant’s new offer would allow users to have GooglePay dedicated Citigroup checking accounts.[/i]
Gotta love the journalistic weasel words in an attempt to explain what amounts to a paltry percentage drop for bitcoin. It's not something that needs to be explained in the first place, nor do I think that Google had anything to do with it.
Oh, by the way:
This article brought to you by Google.
I was a little surprised to see bitcoin drop as much as it did, but I know I shouldn't be. This is basically a normal fluctuation, but I was hoping and half expecting the next semi-big movement to be to the upside. Bitcoin surprises me yet again.