Bitcoin falls 10% amid Chinese crackdown on cryptocurrencies

Published June 21, 2021 3:33pm ET



Bitcoin prices fell almost 10% on Monday thanks to China’s recent crackdown on cryptocurrency mining, highlighting volatility in the virtual currency market.

China’s central bank on Monday said it had asked banks and payment institutions to crack down harder on cryptocurrency trading, Reuters reported.

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