What Trump’s Coronavirus Detection Could Mean for Bitcoin
Bitcoin was among the only safe-haven assets that didn’t surge following the latest Donald Trump news. The benchmark cryptocurrency stared at losses over the previous 24 hours, falling 3.52 percent to $10,489 as of 0800 UTC. Its latest decline came after the US authorities filed criminal charges against the owners of BitMEX, one of the leading crypto derivative platforms by volume. BitMEX XBT/USD open interest down nearly 20% pic.twitter.com/HywWAt49HI — Unfolded (@cryptounfolded) October 2, 2020 […]
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