Bitcoin below $30,000, dogecoin marginally higher. Check crypto prices
Bitcoin prices plunged below the crucial $30,000 level yesterday for the first time since June 22
Bitcoin prices today continued to trade below the $30,000 level after the world's largest cryptocurrency fell below the crucial mark yesterday for the first time since June 22. As per CoinDesk data, Bitcoin was trading nearly 3% lower at $29,809. Bitcoin’s price has roughly halved from a record high three months ago.
Ether, the coin linked to ethereum blockchain, was trading marginally lower at $1,783 whereas Dogecoin was up over 1% to $0.17. Other cryptocurrencies like XRP, Cardano, Uniswap shed more than 4% over the last 24 hours.
Bitcoin investment products and funds registered outflows for a second consecutive week, according to data from digital asset manager CoinShares released on Monday, highlighting investors' cautious sentiment on the cryptocurrency sector as prices continued to stall.
Bitcoin outflows hit $10.4 million in the week ended July 16, after outflows of $6.9 million the previous week. For the month of July, bitcoin outflows amounted to $15 million, though inflows for the year were still a robust $4.2 billion. Bitcoin has been hit by many setbacks of late, including China’s regulatory crackdown, partly over concerns about high energy consumption by crypto miners, and progress in central bank digital-currency projects that could squeeze private coins.
Ether-based investment products and funds, the token used for the Ethereum blockchain, had $11.7 million in net inflows last week. So far this year, ether inflows were close to $1 billion. The overall crypto sector had net inflows of $2.9 million in the latest week, data showed.
In another news, EU is planning to tighten rules on cryptoasset transfers. Companies that transfer bitcoin or other cryptoassets must collect details of senders and recipients to help authorities crack down on dirty money, EU policymakers proposed on Tuesday, reported Reuters.
(With inputs from agencies)
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