Bitcoin Manages to Evade the Crypto Market Crash

Bitcoin Manages to Evade the Crypto Market Crash

Bitcoin managed to escape much of the downward drift that has afflicted most cryptocurrencies today. In the most recent 24-hour period, bitcoin’s price fell 2.82 percentage points to $2,367, according to coinmarketcap.com. Only 10th ranked BitConnect, with $387.854 in market capitalization, fared better than bitcoin in the 24-hour period, only dropping 0.57 points. Ethereum, by contrast, lost 10.2 points and continues its downward trend. Ripple, the number three cryptocurrency, lost 14.3 points. Bitcoin Extends Market Dominance. Bitcoin, with a market cap of $38.829 billion, extended its....


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