Crypto Market Sheds $150 Billion as China Hits Back at the US
From beemarkets.com
Cryptocurrencies continued to lose ground after a historic round of liquidations that triggered a sharp selloff over the weekend, as trade tensions weighed on risk assets. Bitcoin, the largest digital asset, slumped as much as 4% to about $111,200 on Tuesday morning in London, while Ether fell 7.8% to below $4,000. Smaller, more volatile tokens sank further still, dragging the combined market value of all cryptocurrencies down by more than $150 billion over a 24-hour period, according to CoinGecko data. The slide came as China imposed curbs on the American units of Hanwha Ocean Co., one of South Korea’s biggest ...
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