Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Drops Below $10,000 Again as Congress Scrutinizes Libra
- Facebook plans for crypto attract growing regulatory gaze
- Largest coin loses one-quarter of value in past three weeks
Photographer: Mary Turner/Bloomberg
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Bitcoin slid below $10,000 just three weeks after surging above it for the first time in more than a year as U.S. legislators expressed deep skepticism about the viability of cryptocurrencies.
The largest digital coin plunged as much as 12%, bringing its three-week rout to 25%. It traded for $9,591 as of 3 p.m. in New York, down 25% from its June high of $12,733. Ethereum and Litecoin both declined 13% Tuesday.