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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Bitcoin plunges as major crypto lender halts operations

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were collapsing in price Monday, after a major crypto lender halted all withdrawals citing “extreme market conditions.”

It is the second collapse of a part of the cryptocurrency world in the last two months. The stablecoin Terra imploded in early May, erasing tens of billions of dollars in a matter of hours.

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