The price of bitcoin is hovering under $70,000 as of Tuesday afternoon. Itās recovered just a hair after tanking last week, but still lost 40% of its value after peaking at $122,000 last fall.
Itās a similar story with other cryptocurrencies like Ether, and itās has left investors asking why did this happen, and why now?
Susan Kamenar, in Denver, Colorado, said she got into cryptocurrency around 2018 for one main reason: FOMO.
She doesnāt have her whole life savings in there, just an amount she was willing to gamble with. But even so, when the price dropped last week?
āI definitely freaked out, had a little mini panic attack inside. Iād never seen it tank that fast and that dramatically before,ā Kamenar said.
But she isnāt…






