As of press time bitcoin was changing hands around $40,800, down 2.3% over the past 24 hours, based on CoinDesk pricing.
Crypto market analysts had warned recently that bitcoin might be prone to a steeper sell-off, though there were some signs late last week that the market might be stabilizing.
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