Bitcoin briefly fell below $30,000 Monday, just two days after topping that level for the first time.
The cryptocurrency rallied to edge past the $34,000 mark during the weekend. But plunged to $29,316 as of 5:40 a.m. ET Monday. It later climbed back above the $30,000 level. But it was still down more than -5%.
Bitcoin had a historic, more than +300% rally in 2020.
But the volatility in the crypto market has been quite apparent from time to time, with the latest intra-day roller-coaster in bitcoin probably a result of short-term profit taking by investors, among other potential factors.