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Cryptocurrencies slide to two-month lows after US midterms

Global Published 9 November 2026, 10:35 · archived 9 Nov 2026

SYDNEY: Cryptocurrencies fell sharply in late Sunday ​trade, with bitcoin and ‌ether touching their lowest levels for more than ​two months, as investors ​fretted a Democratic Party-controlled ⁠US Congress will toughen ​regulation on the asset ​class. Bitcoin , the oldest and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, fell ​by more than ​2% to $73,708, the lowest price since ‌August. ⁠Ether fell about 5% to $2,223, also the lowest since August. Binance says customers pulled net $4.7 billion after hack as crypto world weighs risk Crypto markets have ​been ​shaken ⁠in recent sessions by a ...

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