Bitcoin dropped below US$20,000 on Saturday to its lowest level in 18 months, extending its slide as investors pull back from riskier assets amid rising interest rates.
The biggest cryptocurrency was down 7.1 per cent to US$18,993 at 9.06am GMT , having earlier touched US$18,732, its lowest since December 2020. It is down about 59 per cent this year, while rival cryptocurrency Ethereum-backed ether is down 73 per cent.CelsiusThe sector has also suffered losses after companies such as Coinbase Global, Gemini and Blockfi said they would lay off thousands of employees as investors ditch risky assets.
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