Cryptocurrency prices today were lower with the world's largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin was trading below the $44,000 mark after surging over $45,000 level on Sunday, its highest since May 18. As per CoinDesk, Bitcoin prices were trading at $43,446, down 1.5% whereas ether snapped its five-day winning streak by falling nearly 5% to $2,947. Other digital coins like XRP, Litecoin, Uniswap, Cardano, Stellar also declined more than 5% over the last 24 hours. Cryptocurrencies are showing signs of life again after pulling back significantly from record highs in recent months, a setback blamed on concerns about China’s crackdown and Elon Musk-fueled questions about Bitcoin’s energy usage. (With inputs from agencies)Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a valid email * Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

Source: Mint August 09, 2021 02:57 UTC