The price of bitcoin fell below $ 4,000 just a few hours after reaching a new record high.

According to the CoinDesk Price Index (BPI) price index (BPI), bitcoin in the market approached the minimum mark of $ 3,892.72, while losing more than $ 500 relative to this morning's high of $ 4,483.55. At the time of publication, the bitcoin rate began to recover slightly.

The fall of the rate is observed after last week bitcoin overcame the boundary of $ 4000 and then continued to grow actively.

Recall that only a month ago bitcoin cost $ 1990. This morning, the BTC grew by $ 2,500 relative to the month fixed to that volume.

In other markets, there was also a decline in the exchange rate. For example, Ethereum fell more than 5% and is now at $ 282. According to the data, the remaining 10 first crypto-currencies at CoinMarketCap give similar indicators, falling in price.