CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Plunged, With All 20 Assets Declining
The CoinDesk 20 Index dropped by 5.7% since Thursday afternoon, with LTC and ATOM leading the decline.
The CoinDesk 20 Index dropped by 5.7% since Thursday afternoon, with LTC and ATOM leading the decline.
Bitcoin dipped a hair on the news but prices had already crashed over the past 48 hours as markets dealt with a crush of new supply.
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 5, 2024.
“The German government still has over $2.3 billion worth of bitcoin, Mt. Gox has more than $8 billion, and the US government has over $12 billion,” one trader pointed out.
Bitcoin traded around $54,400 in Europe, a 24-hour drop of 5.8%, having earlier fallen to the lowest level since late February
The jobs veri, due later Friday, is forecast to show that the pace of job additions in the world’s largest economy slowed sharply in June.
The defunct crypto exchange announced last month that it will begin repayments in July.
Miners need to continually sell bitcoin rewards to keep operations afloat, and they are stressed during a market downturn.
While the industry was not mentioned in the party’s manifesto or on the campaign trail, Labour has said it will support tokenization and a central bank digital currency.
Traders previously warned of the bearish market reaction to Mt. Gox’s bitcoin repayments.