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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Bitcoin's star fades, as investors flock to lustre of AI and megacap IPOs

Bitcoin is heading for its worst performance for this point in the year in at least a decade, as booming AI stocks and ​a series of glittering upcoming new listings such as SpaceX ​lure away capital from the world's largest cryptocurrency.

Its price has tumbled around 15% this week, the most since November 2022, ​when trading platform FTX imploded. At around $63,000, bitcoin has lost a third in value so far in 2026, more at this point in the year than at any time since at least 2015, LSEG data shows.

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