Bitcoin, Dow Futures Slid As Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19
Bitcoin plunged alongside the US stock futures in early morning trading on Friday after Donald Trump revealed that he and his wife Melania tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) […]
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The cryptocurrency and Asian stock markets dumped early Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positive to COVID-19.
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