# Major glitch in Bitcoin network sparks sell-off; price temporarily falls 23% - Host: [arstechnica.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/arstechnica.com/) - Saved: March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12T16:14:12Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b409b3683c9d/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b409b3683c9d.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) A technical glitch in the core Bitcoin software forced developers to call for a temporary halt to Bitcoin transactions, sparking a sharp sell-off. The currency's value briefly fell 23 percent to $37 before regaining much of its value later in the evening. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [Antarctic IRC: how NASAs flying lab stays connected](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/d20e70d2561d/) (arstechnica.com, January 2, 2013) - [App downloads smash records1.76 billion in one weekduring the holidays - Ars Technica](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/4ae3b9a7c9a5/) (arstechnica.com, January 2, 2013) - [Web Served 7: Wiki wiki wiki! - Ars Technica](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/e3a738591d43/) (arstechnica.com, February 18, 2013) - [As player numbers crater, EA will shut SimCity Social, other Facebook games - Ars Technica](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/c98d7e9304bc/) (arstechnica.com, April 15, 2013) - [First website ever goes back online on the open Webs 20th birthday](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/cf20279308f0/) (arstechnica.com, May 1, 2013) ## Saved the same week - [As Tech Wealth Explodes, Silicon Valley Poverty Spikes](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/7a1d922d9d60/) (talkingpointsmemo.com, March 11, 2013) - [Namecheap now accepts Bitcoin as a payment option](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/9a11a7e8166b/) (namecheap.com, March 12, 2013) - [Sharecropping: A Suckers Game Then and Now](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/0a5288e0605a/) (mediaorchard.com, March 12, 2013) - [Automatic - Your Smart Driving Assistant](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/82b1cd9a476a/) (automatic.com, March 12, 2013) - [We've Landed: Daredevil Chicherit's Full MINI Backflip](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/df37b86fec6a/) (youtube.com, March 12, 2013) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/major-glitch-in-bitcoin-network-sparks-sell-off-price-temporarily-falls-23/