Bitcoin, crypto shares plunge as investors pull back on risky stocks amid recession fears

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The drop in Bitcoin and crypto shares was a sharp turnaround from the Trump-related high crypto was riding after the former president’s speech at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference.

Bitcoin and US cryptocurrency-related shares tumbled on Monday with the rest of the stock market after a weak jobs report and the Fed’s decision not to cut interest rates sparked fears of a US recession.

Crypto miners like CleanSpark, Bitfarms, Riot Platforms and Marathon Digital fell between 12% and 25% in early trade. The companies’ shares creeped up throughout the day, but still remained down overall. Crypto shares soared after Trump survived an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally as investors assumed the event would would propel him to a victory in November over presumed Democratic nominee Biden. Morgan Stanley reportedly told its financial advisors

Crypto shares soared after Trump was shot in an assassination attempt and following his speech at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference.But a weak July jobs report Friday after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged earlier in the week led to a massive sell-off.

 

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