Bitcoin price falls below pre-Trump second term levels, now hovering below $67,000

The price of bitcoin continued its monthslong slide Thursday, falling another 11% to $67,000, and is now worth less than it was when President Donald Trump was elected into his second term of office.

The original cryptocurrency, pitched as “digital gold,” has lost nearly half of its value since Oct. 6, when it hit a record high of $126,210.50, according to crypto trading platform Coinbase. As of 2 p.m. ET, the currency was trading at $66,301.

After the election of Trump in November of 2024...