Bitcoin edged higher on Tuesday after a sharp sell-off in the previous session pushed the world's largest cryptocurrency below $84,000, as a fresh wave of risk aversion hit digital assets at the start of December.
The pullback surprised traders, coming just days after Bitcoin had rebounded from levels near $80,000 at the end of last week.
The world's largest cryptocurrency was trading up 0.6% at $87,087.60 by 10:58 AM Saudi time. It had fallen more than 7% to below $84,000 on Monday.