Ether Tumbles 5.8%, Leading Large Crypto Losses, With Bitcoin Sliding Below $71K
Crypto-linked stocks such as MicroStrategy, Coinbase, Robinhood and bitcoin miners MARA, RIOT also suffered sizable declines.
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Crypto-linked stocks such as MicroStrategy, Coinbase, Robinhood and bitcoin miners MARA, RIOT also suffered sizable declines.
The largest crypto has extended its year-to-date gain to nearly 75% and has more than doubled from year-ago levels.
Bitcoin’s “bullish setup” into the U.S. election next week mirrors late 2020, which preceded a 120% rally in two months, Matthew Sigel of VanEck said.
Bitcoin appeared poised to make another run at $70,000, but a WSJ story of a criminal probe into the stablecoin issuer sent prices tumbling Friday afternoon.
Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap led CoinDesk 20 gains, each rising more than 5%.
Cryptocurrencies weren’t spared as stocks, bonds, gold and oil all declined on Wednesday.
Bitcoin price on Oct. 21 (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin price on 10 11 (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin price on 10/10 (CoinDesk)
One observer noted 7,000 PlusToken-related ETH transferred to crypto exchanges on Wednesday, raising concerns about potential selling pressure.