Bitcoin recovery stalls as global stock markets take a battering
Crypto at a glance
Bitcoin’s recovery from last week’s losses has stalled again, with the leading cryptocurrency dropping back down to $47,000 after regaining the $50,000 level.
The stutter comes as the traditional stocks and bonds markets in general took a hammering yesterday, prompted by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s acknowledgement that he “would be concerned” by the impact of rising US government-bond yields on borrowing costs.
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