Bitcoin Erases Most of New Year’s Gains Amid Short-Term Profit-Taking

Bitcoin Erases Most of New Year’s Gains Amid Short-Term Profit-Taking

Monday's plunge has erased almost all the gains the leading cryptocurrency had achieved in the new year.


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