Bitcoin stumbles below $30,000 under weight of China crackdown

'Downward pressure overwhelmed' digital currency's support, trader says

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Bitcoin has drawn renewed scrutiny from Chinese monetary authorities, and its volatility has also put it on U.S. lawmakers' radar for regulation. © Reuters

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- While Asia slept, regulatory pressures in China continued to bear on bitcoin, dragging the price of the world's most traded cryptocurrency below $30,000 for the first time since January.

Bitcoin's price fell to just above $29,000 on Tuesday morning before stabilizing above $32,000 later in the day.

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