Bitcoin fell below $7,000 on Friday, moving closer to the lows the world's number one virtual currency reached in February.
The value of all cryptocurrencies has now dipped to $250 billion – having lost an astonishing $580 billion in value from record highs late last year. This is fueling fears among some investors that the crypto-bubble is about to burst.
The price of bitcoin dropped to $6,753 at 5:00am GMT on Friday, losing nearly two-thirds of its value since peaking above $19,000 in December. Sell volumes have reportedly increased across all the major cryptocurrency exchanges, with the entire market likely affected by a sharp increase in trading volumes in bitcoin futures at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) and CME Group...
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