Bitcoin and silver prices plunge amid market woes

As Wall Street looks to recover from a miserable past few trading days, investors continued their retreat from Bitcoin and silver on Thursday. In the early morning hours, Bitcoin briefly fell below the $70,000 price point, a level which it hasn't seen since November 2024. At the same time, silver investors were dumping the precious metal with prices falling as much as 16% following two days of gains. Bitcoin enthusiasts had hoped the $70,000 level was a floor for the digital currency – and prices did be ...