Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Slips as a Wave of Investor Angst Saps Global Markets

  • The largest digital asset dropped to lowest in about a week
  • Crypto investors alert in case it breaks 2022 nadir from June
Crypto Firms' Executives Quit; Bitcoin Breaks $19,000 Level
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The gloom enveloping global markets pushed cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin lower on Wednesday.

The largest token fell as much as 3.1% to a near one-week low and was trading around $18,700 as of 12:45 p.m. in Tokyo. Ether and most other major coins also posted losses.