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Re:No End in Sight for Crypto Sell-Off as Bitcoin Breaches $... by throwaway5752 on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @10:22AM (#18494409)
"somebody here could venture a guess about the reasons for the sudden drop"

It has no inherent value, is a poor currency substitute, it is a poor store of value, and is on a long term trajectory to zero. People are realizing this and liquidating large/low basis cost positions.

Re:No End in Sight for Crypto Sell-Off as Bitcoin Breaches $... by gaff33 on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @10:27AM (#18494463)
This may all be true - but it fails to explain why it crashed now (as opposed to 2 months ago, or 2 months hence).