Cryptoverse: Bleeding bitcoin’s holding out for a hero

Cryptoverse: Bleeding bitcoin’s holding out for a hero

The world’s biggest cryptocurrency can’t seem to catch a break. It finally looked to be regaining strength this month, breaching $25,000 for the first time since its June collapse, only to relapse towards $20,000. A deflating end to August has forced the market to confront the Big Bitcoin Question: where will a real rally come […]

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Crypto exchanges hunker down as everything goes wrong in India

Crypto exchanges hunker down as everything goes wrong in India

India’s largest digital assets exchanges are bracing for a drawn-out crypto winter — one with some unwelcome local twists. With token prices plummeting, customers unable to transfer money to their accounts and a dreaded transaction tax on cryptocurrencies just around the corner, exchanges like Binance-backed WazirX have put expansion plans on the back burner. “We […]

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El Salvador’s President says ‘enjoy life’ as Bitcoin falls

El Salvador’s President says ‘enjoy life’ as Bitcoin falls

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele told his Twitter followers to be patient, even as the country’s Bitcoin investments fall by more than 50% in value El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele told his Twitter followers to be patient, even as the country’s Bitcoin investments fall by more than 50% in value On Sunday, Bitcoin fell below the key […]

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Bitcoin drops below ,000 to lowest since December 2020

Bitcoin drops below $20,000 to lowest since December 2020

Bitcoin dropped below $20,000 on Saturday to its lowest level in 18 months, extending its slide as investors pull back from riskier assets amid rising interest rates. The biggest cryptocurrency was down 7.1% to $18,993 at 0906 GMT, having earlier touched $18,732, its lowest since December 2020. It is down about 59% this year, while […]

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Cryptocurrency market value slumps under  trillion

Cryptocurrency market value slumps under $1 trillion

The value of the cryptocurrency market on Monday fell below $1 trillion for the first time since January 2021, according to data site CoinMarketCap, reaching as low as $926 billion. The global cryptocurrency market peaked at $2.9 trillion in November 2021, but it has faltered so far this year. It has lost $1 trillion in […]

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Cryptoverse: Bleeding bitcoin’s holding out for a hero

Bitcoin eyes record losing streak as ‘stablecoin’ collapse crushes crypto

Cryptocurrencies nursed large losses on Friday, with bitcoin pinned below $30,000 and set for a record losing streak as the collapse of TerraUSD, a so-called stablecoin, rippled through markets. Crypto assets have also been swept up in broad selling of risky investments on worries about high inflation and rising interest rates. Sentiment is particularly fragile, […]

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