Bitcoin slides below $27,900 to lowest since December 2020
Bitcoin is down about 59 per cent this year.
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PUBLISHED ONJune 19, 2022 2:10 AM
SAN FRANCISCO - Bitcoin dropped below US$20,000 (S$27,900) on Saturday (June 18) to its lowest level in 18 months, extending its slide as investors pull back from riskier assets amid rising interest rates.
The biggest cryptocurrency was down 7.1 per cent to US$18,993 at 5.06pm Singapore time, having earlier touched US$18,732, its lowest since December 2020.
It is down about 59 per cent this year, while rival cryptocurrency Ether, which is backed by Ethereum, is down 73 per cent.
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The sector has also suffered losses after companies such as Coinbase Global, Gemini and Blockfi said they would lay off thousands of employees as investors ditch risky assets.