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Bitcoin slides below $77,000 as Binance hack rattles crypto markets

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“Bitcoin slides below $77,000 as Binance hack rattles crypto markets”

Cryptocurrency prices fell sharply after Binance , the world’s largest crypto exchange, disclosed a security breach that it estimates affected about $6.3 billion in assets. Bitcoin dropped 4.5 per cent in 24 hours to $76,664 by 6am UAE time on Friday, according to crypto news website The Block. Ether fell 5.2 per cent to $2,190, while BNB, the token linked to Binance, slid 7.1 per cent to $698.65. Prices recovered some ground later in the morning. At 7.51am UAE time, bitcoin was trading at…

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