$260 billion wiped off crytpocurrency market in 24 hours

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$260 billion wiped off crytpocurrency market in 24 hours as bitcoin plunges below $50,000

• Bitcoin and other digital coins plunged on Friday wiping over $260 billion of the value of the cryptocurrency market.
  
• “The market has run up quite a bit overall, and it’s probably cooling off before the next leg up,” Vijay Ayyar, head of business development at cryptocurrency exchange Luno, said.
  
• Cryptocurrencies are known for their wild price swings.
  

GUANGZHOU, China — Bitcoin and other digital coins plunged on Friday wiping over $260 billion off the value of the cryptocurrency market.


At around 14:06 p.m. Beijing time, bitcoin was down nearly 10% in the last 24 hours at $49,281.40, according to CoinDesk data. Ethereum fell to $2,202.05, down more than 11%. XRP, the fifth-biggest cryptocurrency plunged over 22%, according to price tracking site CoinMarketCap.

This wiped out around $260 billion of value from the entire cryptocurrency market.

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