China Makes Crypto Transactions Illegal, Bitcoin Plunges in Value
Bitcoin fell by nearly $2,000 to $42,800 after this announcement, erasing Thursday’s 3% gain. The cryptocurrency was trading 3.66% lower at $42,176.35 on the day at 12:30 PM ET
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Published - Sep 24, 2021, 09:09 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 05, 2024, 02:29 AM EDT
By Yashasvini Razdan, 2:50 PM ET
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l Chinese central bank announced that all crypto transactions are illegal