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Bitcoin falls below $40,000 as a result of China’s recent crypto curbs, wiping out $270 billion from the cryptocurrency market

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05/21/2021
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After China placed new restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions, Bitcoin fell below $40,000, knocking down the prices of other digital coins.

Bitcoin, the most well-known cryptocurrency, had already been weakened by some twitter posts from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, but the news from China pushed it down to $38,514, a 9% drop.

Musk’s turnaround on Tesla accepting bitcoin as payment caused cryptocurrency declines last week.

Chinese banking and payment industry bodies have released a statement cautioning financial institutions against engaging in virtual currency-related activities such as trading or exchanging fiat currency for cryptocurrency.

Ether dropped 16% to $2,960.29.

Dogecoin, also dropped 16% to $0.4189.

The cryptocurrency market had lost approximately $270 billion in value in just 24 hours.

 

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Over $200 billion has been wiped from the cryptocurrency market in a single day, as bitcoin falls below $50,000 amid fears of a tax increase

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