Bitcoin (BTC-USD) extended declines on Monday following last week's record highs as investors took profits from the latest crypto rally. The world's largest cryptocurrency sank 2%, hovering just above $115,000 in early trading after surging past $123,500 last Thursday. Expectations of Fed rate cuts, coupled with heavy purchases from corporate treasuries, have driven the price of bitcoin up 23% year to date. Ether (ETH-USD), the second-largest crypto by market cap, also declined 3% to hover near $4,350 per token following a surge last week to its highest level of the year and approaching its record high just below ... (full story)