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Bitcoin Drops Below $45,000. Evergrande Contagion Fears Hit Cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies slumped Monday as assets of all shapes and sizes were caught up in a wave of selling brought on by contagion fears from the mounting problems at embattled property giant China Evergrande Group.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, dropped 6.63% to $44,979. It dropped to as low as $44,523 over the past 24 hours. Despite Monday’s slump, Bitcoin has risen more than 55% so far in 2021.