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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Graeme Wearden

Bitcoin price falls by 17.5% in biggest monthly loss since 2022

sparks fly off a representation of a bitcoin coin
Bitcoin weakened last month amid rising volatility in the financial markets, blamed on fears of a global trade war. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Bitcoin has recorded its largest monthly loss since June 2022, pushing it into a bear market as the euphoria over cryptocurrencies after Donald Trump’s election win faded, before the president pumped it up again on Sunday.

The price of bitcoin fell by 17.5% in February, the biggest monthly drop since June 2022, and its 11th worst month in the last decade, as negative sentiment gripped financial markets.

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