Bitcoin fell over six per cent, the lowest since February 3, and Ethereum was down by more than seven per cent, the lowest since January 31.
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Prices of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell as the global crypto market was trading in the red after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a defiant speech amid escalating tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border, according to CoinDesk.
BITCOIN, ETHEREUM TANK
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, sank over six per cent to $36,673 the lowest since February 3.
The second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, was down by more than seven per cent at $2,519 the lowest since January 31.
OTHER CRYPTOCURRENCIES DOWN
XRP was down by 14 per cent, Solana fell by 12.91 per cent, Terra was down by 3.38 per cent, Cardano tanked 14.13 per cent, Avalanche fell by 15.91 per cent, and Stellar fell by 12.13 per cent.
Other alt coins, Polkadot was down by over 8 per cent, Dogecoin fell by more than 10 per cent, Shiba Inu was down by 13 per cent, and Polygon fell by over 13 per cent.
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