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Bitcoin drops below ,000, as hot inflation report causes investors to shun risky assets
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Bitcoin drops below $30,000, as hot inflation report causes investors to shun risky assets

A Bitcoin coin lies on a screen showing the Bitcoin – US dollar exchange rate. Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez | picture alliance | Getty Images The price of bitcoin fell below the $30,000 mark on Wednesday for the second time this week, after new data showed inflation is still running near 40-year highs. Bitcoin fell about 7% […]

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Controversial stablecoin UST — which is meant to be pegged to the dollar — plummets below 50 cents
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Controversial stablecoin UST — which is meant to be pegged to the dollar — plummets below 50 cents

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has fallen over 50% since setting an all-time high of nearly $69,000 in November. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images The two main tokens from embattled crypto project Terra are now in freefall. UST, a so-called stablecoin that’s meant to maintain a $1 peg, plunged to as low as 31 cents […]

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Bitcoin drops more than 10% on Monday, dips below ,000 just days after topping ,000
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Bitcoin drops more than 10% on Monday, dips below $31,000 just days after topping $40,000

Bitcoin dropped more than 10% on Monday, dipping below $31,000 after touching a recent high of $40,000 last week. The price of bitcoin was last down 10.6% at $30,914.84, according to Coin Metrics. The cryptocurrency is at its weakest point since last July when Bitcoin traded as low as $29,839.80 – the last time bitcoin […]

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Bitcoin drops below ,000 over the weekend, extending Friday’s losses
Finance

Bitcoin drops below $35,000 over the weekend, extending Friday’s losses

Bitcoin is a volatile asset, and has been known to swing more than 10% higher or lower in a single day. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin continued to slide after a broader stock sell-off in the U.S. last week sent the cryptocurrency market into a frenzy and prompted bitcoin to plummet by […]

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Bitcoin drops nearly 10% as 6 billion is wiped off the cryptocurrency market
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Bitcoin drops nearly 10% as $126 billion is wiped off the cryptocurrency market

Bitcoin fell sharply after a sell-off of major U.S. stock indices. Bitcoin has been correlated closely to the price movement of the Nasdaq index. Luke MacGregor  | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin cratered on Thursday as a major stock sell-off in the U.S. spooked the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin was down about 9.6% at $35,743.22 on […]

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New York is close to a bitcoin mining crackdown — here’s what that means for the industry
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New York is close to a bitcoin mining crackdown — here’s what that means for the industry

The state of New York wants to ban new bitcoin mining operations, a move that some industry insiders fear could have a domino effect across the U.S. The bill, which is swiftly making its way through the state capitol in Albany, calls for a two-year moratorium on certain cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication […]

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Dorsey, Saylor, Fidelity and others defend environmental impact of bitcoin mining in letter to EPA
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Dorsey, Saylor, Fidelity and others defend environmental impact of bitcoin mining in letter to EPA

These machines, known as mining rigs, work round the clock to find new units of cryptocurrency. Benjamin Hall | CNBC Some of the biggest names in bitcoin — including Jack Dorsey, Tom Lee, and Michael Saylor — have banded together to refute claims made by House Democrats calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate […]

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Dorsey, Saylor, Fidelity and others defend environmental impact of bitcoin mining in letter to EPA
Finance

The crypto industry wants to go green — but that’s easier said than done

BODEN, Sweden — Tucked away in snowy Swedish Lapland is a modern-day gold mine. But instead of picks and shovels, it’s filled with thousands of computers. These machines, known as mining rigs, are working around the clock to find new units of cryptocurrency — in this case, ethereum, the second-largest token globally. To do so, […]

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Here’s a full recap of CNBC’s 2022 Stock Draft: Ryan Reynolds likes Netflix, Kandi Burruss buys Zoom
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Here’s a full recap of CNBC’s 2022 Stock Draft: Ryan Reynolds likes Netflix, Kandi Burruss buys Zoom

Finance professionals, athletes and celebrities choose their favorite names in the annual stock-picking competition. Source

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Sanctions threaten to cripple Russia’s multibillion-dollar crypto industry
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Sanctions threaten to cripple Russia’s multibillion-dollar crypto industry

Illuminated mining rigs operate inside racks at the CryptoUniverse cryptocurrency mining farm in Nadvoitsy, Russia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sanctions imposed on Russia over the country’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine could hamper the growth of its multibillion-dollar crypto sector, according to experts. This week, U.S. officials targeted Russian bitcoin mining firm BitRiver in […]

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