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Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday as traders targeted on the payout of almost $9 billion to customers of collapsed bitcoin alternate Mt. Gox.
As of 9:20 a.m. London, time, bitcoin’s value slumped greater than 6% in 24 hours to hit $54,237.18, its lowest degree since late February, in keeping with information from CoinGecko.
Rival token ether sank round 10% to $2,869.36.
Altogether, all the cryptocurrency market has shed greater than $170 billion in mixed market capitalization within the final 24 hours, in keeping with CoinGecko information.
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