Investing.com — Bitcoin remained under pressure heading into the weekend, trading around $82,450 on Friday as rising oil prices, expectations of tighter U.S. monetary policy and renewed cryptocurrency security concerns weighed on investor sentiment.
On September 12, Celsius Network debtors sued crypto exchange BitMEX, which is set to close on September 23. Celsius’ debtors suddenly want over $100 million before BitMEX shuts its doors.
Bitcoin was trading at a near four-week low Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision later in the day, and after the digital currency fell Tuesday following the U.S. Senate’s rejection of a crypto-friendly bill.
