There was a steady rise in bitcoin price above the USD 19,500 resistance. BTC even traded above USD 19,800, but it failed to surpass the USD 20,000 resistance. As a result, there was a sharp bearish reaction and the price is currently (13:00 UTC) down over USD 1,200 from today’s high.
Similarly, there was a sharp decline in most major altcoins, including ethereum, XRP, litecoin, EOS, XLM, LINK,