{"id":5295,"date":"2021-11-27T16:55:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T16:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/bitcoin-tumbles-as-coronavirus-variant-sees-riskier-assets-dumped"},"modified":"2021-11-27T17:28:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T17:28:33","slug":"bitcoin-tumbles-as-coronavirus-variant-sees-riskier-assets-dumped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/bitcoin-tumbles-as-coronavirus-variant-sees-riskier-assets-dumped","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin tumbles as coronavirus variant sees riskier assets dumped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>By Tom Wilson LONDON \u2013 Bitcoin tumbled almost 8% on Friday after the discovery of a new, potentially vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant saw investors dump riskier assets for the perceived safety of bonds, the yen and the dollar.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin, the largest digital currency, fell as much as 7.8% to $54.377, its lowest since October 12. It was on track for its biggest one-day drop since September 20.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists said the variant, detected in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong, has an unusual combination of mutations and may be able to evade immune responses or make it more transmissible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe spread of (the variant), especially to other countries, could wither investor appetite further,\u201d said Yuya Hasegawa at Toyo-based exchange Bitbank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBTC\u2019s upside will likely be limited and the market should brace for further loss.\u201d Smaller coins, which tend to move in tandem with bitcoin, also fell. Ether, the second biggest by market capitalisation, slumped as much as 11.6% to its lowest in a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. By Tom Wilson LONDON \u2013 Bitcoin tumbled almost 8% on Friday after the discovery of a new, potentially vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant saw investors dump riskier assets for the perceived safety of bonds, the yen and the dollar. 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