Bitcoin slumps to two-week low amid renewed worries of Chinese restrictions


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June 21, 2021 Vertigo3d/iStock (NEW YORK) — The price of Bitcoin slipped to its lowest levels in weeks on Monday amid news of further clampdowns on cryptocurrency in China. As of noon ET on Monday, Bitcoin was trading at approximately $32,291, a plunge of more than 6% over the past 24 hours and a steep fall from its all-time high of nearly $65,000 in mid-April, according to CoinDesk data. Bitcoin’s fall dragged down fellow cryptocurrencies including Ethereum, which was down more than 9% over the past 24 hours. On Monday, China’s central bank put out a statement following regulatory talks...