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Bitcoin has seen much better days.
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, , and every available had a terrible week. Prices began falling Wednesday following the news of China reaffirming its ban on the crypto services for its financial institutions. Then, after a brief rebound Thursday, prices fell again Friday when a statement from a meeting among top Chinese officials called for what could be disastrous actions against cryptocurrency.
“We should be more alert and look for potential risks,” a statement from the meeting said, according to . “We should crack down on bitcoin mining and trading activities and prevent individual risks from being passed to the whole society.”
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The value of Bitcoin fell sharply after the news from the meeting came out Friday morning, reaching a low of $33,590. It was at a little over $41,000 just hours before. Dogecoin and Ethereum also saw their values slip, by 10% and 12%, respectively.
The cryptocurrency industry had its first gut punch come Tuesday, as the China Internet Finance Association said it won’t allow the country’s financial institutions to partake in any business related to cryptocurrency, due to the volatile nature of the digital coins, according to a Chinese media report spotted by on Wednesday. This position isn’t new. China , which also resulted in a massive Bitcoin selloff.
“The price of virtual has soared and plummeted, and ketvirčio ateities ateities sandoriai virtual currency trading speculation has rebounded, which has seriously violated the safety of the people’s property and disrupted the normal economic and financial order,” said (via Google Translate).
Not the kind of morning Bitcoin owners wanted to see.
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Bitcoin’s price dropped Wednesday morning to a low of just above $30,000, then rebounded to $37,000, according to — a loss of 12% for the day. Ethererum and Dogecoin also saw drops at about the same time.
Since the start of the pandemic, Bitcoin, along with other cryptocurrencies, saw its value climb, reaching . Since then, the price has been coming down because of growing concern about the large energy consumption required for Bitcoin. Last week, CEO said his company would because its use is increasing the burning of coal for power.
The popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies attracted the attention of President Joe Biden. The US Treasury proposed a requirement for individuals to report any . The proposal is also included in the president’s . A similar rule is already in place in banks for any deposits over that same amount.
