<p><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDIvNjUwOWE5MGMtMDE4Mi00NTE5LTljZWMtMjcyODliM2FjZjNlLmpwZw==.jpg"></p><p>Bitcoin may go "hard lower" if it fails to preserve the area around $22,500, market participants say.</p>