On Tuesday, August 25, bitcoin continues falling down. At press time, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading at $11,569 (-0.89%).
Chart of the USD/BTC trading pair from EXANTE
For its part, Ethereum also slides to $397 (-0.02%). XRP is trading at $0.284 (-0.99%).
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FxPro's team of analysts say:
"Bitcoin dominance index froze at around 59%. It appears that investors are postponing their bitcoin decisions in anticipation of new impulses."
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization is $363,5 billion, according to CoinMarketCap.
Earlier, iHodl reported that the developers of the ransomware embezzled Ryuk managed to steal $61 million in bitcoins (EXANTE: Bitcoin) and withdrew over $1 million through the Binance cryptocurrency exchange.
According to researches, who asked to remain anonymous, the bad actors laundered over $1 million from various Ryuk-related addresses that had been sent to Binance wallets over the last three years. The last transaction has been recorded in August.
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