Bitcoin Falls Below $77,000 as Binance Exploit Fuels Crypto Sell-Off
Bitcoin fell 4.5% over 24 hours to $76,664 as of 10:00 p.m. ET Thursday. Other major cryptocurrencies also declined amid the Binance exploit.
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By Fabiana Negrin OchoaCryptocurrencies fell during the Asian morning session as news of a massive crypto hack reverberated across markets.Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple each dropped more than 2% after Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, suspended transactions to investigate what could be t…
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $77,000 late Thursday, alongside declines in other major cryptocurrencies, as the Binance exploit intensified a market-wide sell-off.The world's largest cryptocurrency dropped 4.5% over the past 24 hours to trade at $76,664 as of 10:00 p.m. ET Thursday, according to The Blo…