Bitcoin tumbles 7% amid a broader cryptocurrency sell-off that’s also dragging crypto-linked stocks lower

Bitcoin tumbles 7% amid a broader cryptocurrency sell-off that’s also dragging crypto-linked stocks lower

The price of slipped 7% Thursday amid a broader cryptocurrency sell-off that has also dragged crypto-linked stocks lower. The world's largest digital asset by market capitalization slipped to $32,639 as of Thursday morning ET, sinking back below the $33,000 level for the first time in over a week. Other cryptocurrencies have also been trading rangebound as of Thursday morning ET: Bitcoin in the past months has been trading in a range at just around half its . It is expected to be in a consolidation phase between the $30,000-$42,000 zone in the near term, said Pankaj Balani, CEO and founder of Delta Exchange, in a statement. "We expect it to spend the next few weeks testing this range on either side," he said. "Though we have seen an upward bias in the last few days it will take some work for BTC to break above the $42,000 mark." Cryptocurrency-linked companies have also suffered amid the sell-of. For now, though, Balani said there are limited catalysts here for any break on the upside in the short term. In fact, crypto lender Amber Group says the price of bitcoin may have to before major investors start snapping up bitcoin in large quantities