Bitcoin News in Review: Bitcoin Price Drop, Dogecoin's Decline, Ecuador Bans Bitcoin, and More

Bitcoin News in Review: Bitcoin Price Drop, Dogecoin's Decline, Ecuador Bans Bitcoin, and More

Welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the biggest stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week, there was a drop in the Bitcoin price, Dogecoin's price continued to decline, Ecuador banned Bitcoin in favour of its own cryptocurrency, and more. Check out this week's Bitcoin News in Review after the break. Explaining Bitcoin's Recent Price Drop. The Bitcoin price fell below $600 this week. If you've been monitoring the Bitcoin price this week, you've probably noticed that it has dropped below $600 USD (currently at $588). While it's rarely....


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