Investing.com - Bitcoin edged lower on Wednesday, but prices remained above the $9,000-level.
Bitcoin was trading at $9,142.30 by 8:35AM ET (1235GMT), down about 1.5%, or $134.
There was no immediately apparent reason for Bitcoin's drop, which began overnight.
Bitcoin has struggled to claw back to $10,000 in the last several weeks, and despite ending April with a gain of 33%, remains roughly 32% lower for the year.
Meanwhile, Ethereum, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, lost 0.6% to $677.45.
It briefly fell to as low as $630 on Tuesday after a report that regulators in the U.S. are exploring whether it should be treated like a security.
Elsewhere, Ripple's XRP token was trading at $0.84881, up 1.4% for the day.
Altcoins were also on the frontfoot, as Cardano, Stellar and TRON all posted gains on the day.
April was a great month for the crypto-space as investors returned to the market after the big falls suffered during the first quarter of 2018 thanks to a less negative backdrop.