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Jan 18 2018 6:50AM

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Bitcoin slumps below US$10,000 after losing half its value

Bitcoin skidded below US$10,000 (A$12,476) on Wednesday, halving in value from its peak price, with investors gripped by fears regulators could clamp down on the volatile cryptocurrency that skyrocketed last year. The price of Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best known cryptocurrency, fell to ...

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