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Cryptocurrency markets in red, Bitcoin at $29,000; is bear run not over yet?

Cryptocurrency markets in red, Bitcoin at $29,000; is bear run not over yet?

Global market cap slides down by 1.43 per cent and is at $1.29 trillion. Majority top tokens witnessed downtrend in value in the last 24 hours.

Aakanksha Chaturvedi
Aakanksha Chaturvedi
  • Updated May 17, 2022 8:30 AM IST
Cryptocurrency markets in red, Bitcoin at $29,000; is bear run not over yet?Global market cap slides down by 1.43 per cent and is at $1.29 trillion.

Cryptocurrency markets have slipped yet again in the last 24 hours. The global market cap is down by 1.43 per cent in the last 24 hours and is at $1.29 trillion as of 7:50 AM IST, CoinMarketCap data showed.

Bitcoin is down by 1.57 per cent and is trading at $29,991.

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Ethereum also showed major downtrend and is at $ 2,038 after sliding down a 2.19 per cent.

The USDT Tether showed 0.01 per cent downtrend in its value in the last 24 hours.

Whereas the USDC stablecoins showed 0.00 per cent change and maintained its peg at $1.

The BNB token is now down by 0.78 per cent.

Solana fell by a significant 3.05 per cent.

XRP Ripple is also down by 1.86 per cent in the last 24 hours.

The ADA token showed 4.95 per cent downtrend.

Solana fell by 3.05 per cent.

BinanceUSD, the stablecoin by Binance exchange was down 0.02 per cent.

Dogecoin slipped by 1.32 per cent.

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Overall, the major top tokens slid down from their positions in the last 24 hours.

In other news, Brazilian Stock Exchange has announced plans to launch Bitcoin futures trading products within six months. Portugal confirms the country will begin taxing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency gains.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aakanksha Chaturvedi
Aakanksha Chaturvedi

I am a multimedia reporter working across Business Today properties, at the India Today Group.

I break stories for BusinessToday.in and write longform analytical pieces for the Business Today Magazine.

I also report for India Today TV's the Business Today Show and the Tech Today Show.

I am the youngest reporter with a cover story in the Business Today magazine (most widely read Indian business magazine). I am also the youngest reporter covering business news on TV.

I have previously worked with International Business Times (US edition) and Coin Crunch India. I graduated with a degree in mass media from Mithibai College, Mumbai in 2021.

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Published on: May 17, 2022 8:30 AM IST