The cryptocurrency market took a nosedive in what was already seeming like a day in the red zone after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “special military operation” for the “demilitarization and de-Nazification of Ukraine.”
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Fast facts
- The global cryptocurrency market cap dipped to US$1.58 trillion, the lowest since August, with the selloff yet to completely stabilize, as of press time.
- The top five cryptocurrencies are all falling, with Bitcoin dropping 5.6% in less than two hours to US$34,958, while Ethereum fell by 7.7% to US$2,382, according to CoinGecko.
- Terra has retraced some of its gains from Thursday morning Asia time, to join the crypto top 10 in the loss column to trade at US$55.89, down from its 24-hour high of US$62.92.
- Several explosions were reported in Ukraine and European aviation regulators have warned against the threat of civilian planes getting shot down.
- The West is planning full-scale sanctions against Russia while Putin warned foreign powers against interfering.
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