Mt. Gox Reopens After Bitcoin Trade Halt - Business Insider

Mt. Gox, the world's largest Bitcoin exchange, reopened at 10 PM ET Thursday following a 12-hour trading halt.

The virtual currency plunged to $78, instantly losing 35% of its value from where it was when trading was halted earlier in the day ($120).

From Wednesday's intraday peak of $266, Bitcoin had lost 70% of its value.

After a few wild swings tonight, Bitcoin is now trading around $97?(down 19 percent from before the trading halt and 64 percent off Wednesday's high).

Note: This chart has no x-axis, but it shows Bitcoin prices from April 9 through today.

Earlier today, Mt. Gox halted trading, saying the market needed to "cool down" after a massive sell-off yesterday that at one point resulted in a 61% decline from the virtual currency's peak intraday price of $266.

The problem, according to the exchange, was a massive influx of new users in recent days, causing the trading platform to lag, which sparked a sell-off among skittish traders.

Trading tonight has been volatile. Bitcoin has been trading below $100 on smaller, less liquid exchanges while the Mt. Gox exchange has been closed.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/mt-gox-reopens-after-bitcoin-trading-halt-2013-4

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