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Economy

modrepub

(3,959 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2025, 03:21 PM 10 hrs ago

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) plummeted on Tuesday as investor concerns over the government shutdown and slowing economic growth led to a sell-off of the world's largest cryptocurrency.

The token declined more than 6% to hover near $100,000, its lowest level since June. Bitcoin is down roughly 20% from its all-time high north of $126,000 touched in early October.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-plummets-to-100000-as-selling-pressure-mounts-government-shutdown-stalls-tailwinds-163147255.html