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El Salvador's bitcoin holdings value slashed in half by crypto sell-off

The 10 purchases announced by President Nayib Bukele via Twitter have a market value of just over $51 mn, with the biggest single trade - 420 coins at more than $59,000 per coin - down almost 63%

Bitcoin falls to record-low of $21,000 over worrying inflation data

Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) further nosedived to around $21,000 per coin on Tuesday, a level it saw some five years ago

Bitcoin dips 17% to below $23,000; Celsius freezes all withdrawals

Crypto market cap falls below $1 trn for first time since early 2021

Crypto market value tumbles after lender Celsius Network stops withdrawals

Celsius's CEL token was down about 50% to 19 cents as of 7:16 a.m. in New York Kong, according to pricing data site CoinGecko

Crypto market value slumps under $1 trn for first time since Jan 2021

The largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was down more than 9% on the day, falling to an 18-month low of $23,950

Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z partner on Bitcoin educational programme in US

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday partnered with artist Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, to launch The Bitcoin Academy -- an educational initiative in New York

Cryptoverse: The early birds are betting bitcoin is bottoming out

If you're getting into crypto at these levels, a little near-term volatility could be worth a long-term payoff, says an asset manager

Bitcoin reclaims $31k level after weeks of languishing; Ether rises 5.6%

The crypto market could also get a boost from US consumer-price data later this week.

CoinSwitch launches benchmark index for crypto market in Indian Rupee

CRE8 tracks eight assets representing over 85 per cent of the total market capitalisation of digital assets traded in Indian Rupee.

Battered DeFi investors put their hopes in Ethereum revamp: Here's why

Fewer new issuances of Ether, a smaller carbon footprint and higher yields are among the upgrade outcomes that DeFi investors say will fuel an Ethereum rally and boost the industry

With market indicators in red, is the end of the bitcoin winter nigh?

Bitcoin is drawing strength from the rest of the crypto market, for example, its relative stature providing some comfort for investors fleeing altcoins

'Coin' in Bitcoin name doesn't make it money, warns IMF chief Georgieva

Anything not backed by a sovereign guarantee can be an asset class but not a currency, as she asserted that Bitcoin cannot be 'money' just because it has got 'coin' in its name.

Small investors lose faith and savings in cryptocurrencies after sell-off

Cryptocurrencies are subject to patchy regulation across the world, with traders of bitcoin and the panoply of smaller tokens typically unprotected against price slumps

Crypto price collapse offers hope for slowing climate change: Here's how

Prices for the largest cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and ethereum, have both dropped by over 55% in six months, leading some to suggest that regulation is needed to contain the turmoil.

Bitcoin edges past $30,000-mark as traders assess stablecoin fallout

The world's largest cryptocurrency rose 2% to about $30,500 as of 9:08 a.m. in London. Other coins from Ether to Avalanche also posted modest gains.

Bitcoin back below $30,000; European regulators warn about crypto risks

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy says crypto assets could disrupt the international financial system.

Crypto mayhem: $3.5 bn worth Bitcoin in Terra reserve just evaporated

The global crypto mayhem last week wiped out Bitcoin worth $3.5 billion -- created to defend and support the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin which saw a total crash

Bears tighten grip on cryptocurrency market after spell of volatility

Prices crashed, exchanges facing liquidity issues

Crypto world stabilizes after rocky week shakes dollar-pegged stablecoins

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, last rose 4.85% to $29,925, rebounding from a December 2020-low of $25,400 which it hit on Thursday

Cryptocurrencies stabilise, bitcoin rallies after stablecoin collapse

Crypto assets have been swept up in broad selling of risky investments on worries about high inflation and rising interest rates.