Bitcoin tumbled on Friday, breaking below $15,000 just hours after blasting through the $17,000 milestone. The cryptocurrency briefly slid 11% to trade around $14,996 on CoinDesk, before rebounding slightly to trade around $15,303. The slump comes after bitcoin on Thursday broke through the $15,000, $16,000 and $17,000 milestones, pushing it up more than 1,600% since the beginning of the year.
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