Bitcoin is at its lowest level in nearly a month. 2 experts explain why they see more weakness ahead.

Bitcoin is at its lowest level in nearly a month. 2 experts explain why they see more weakness ahead.

The price of bitcoin slipped to a near one-month low Thursday after a record-shattering week ahead of Coinbase's listing on April 14 in which the world's largest cryptocurrency broke consecutive records above the $63,000-level.

Bitcoin slipped to $53,318 at 2:01 p.m. ET to its lowest since March 24. It was trading lower by 4% to 53,519 at 2:18 p.m. ET.

"BTC has slipped below the 50 [day moving average] support that it held sacrosanct through this rally, and looks like there is more downside here," Pankaj Balani, CEO of Delta Exchange, told Insider.

The slide in bitcoin may also be attributed to the rise in other coins, particularly ether, which has been taking center stage, Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex, told Insider.

Ether spiked as much as 8.5% on Thursday to a new record high above $2,560, pushing the market capitalization of the cryptocurrency near $300 billion for the first time.

"ETH has outperformed BTC this month and looks set to challenge its [all-time high]," Ardoino said, maintaining that bitcoin's place as a safe haven asset and hedge against inflation is still gathering strength.

The volatility of bitcoin however has steadily been decreasing over time, Stephen Ehrlich, co-founder and CEO at Voyager Digital, a crypto asset