Bitcoin declines with US stocks as nuclear threat ripples through markets
BTC/USD loses over 10% in two days, hastened by concerns over Ukraine developments. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls saw no relief at the Wall Street open on March 4 as $40,000 support appeared on the horizon.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTrader: Markets "shaky" but BTC could bounceData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView revealed new March lows of $40,551 for BTC/USD on Bitstamp, taking two-day losses to 10.2%.Fears over the security of Ukraine's nuclear infrastructure drove not just crypto but traditional markets lower on the day, with the S&P 500 following....
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