Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red on June 12 amid volatility. The global crypto market cap stands at $1.51 trillion, down 2.78 percent over the previous day.
Authorities in China's northwestern province of Qinghai and a district in Xinjiang ordered cryptocurrency mining projects to close this week, Reuters reported.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on June 11 issued a show-cause notice to cryptocurrency exchange WazirX and its directors Nischal Shetty and Sameer Mhatre for allegedly violating guidelines in connection with transactions worth Rs 2,790.74 crore.
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Here are the prices of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies at 8.15 am IST on June 12 (data from coinmarketcap.com):
> Bitcoin: $35,948.71 (-0.86 percent)
> Ethereum: $2,287.20 (-5.79 percent)
> Tether: $1.00 (-0.01 percent)
> Binance Coin: $333.21 (-4.20 percent)
> Cardano: $1.40 (-7.35 percent)
> Dogecoin: $0.3065 (-4.91 percent)
> XRP: $0.8188 (-4.47 percent)
> USD Coin: $1.00 (-0.01 percent)
> Polkadot: $20.14 (-10.98 percent)
> Uniswap : $20.94 (-8.24 percent)
You can also check the prices at Coinbase and cryptocurrency news platform CoinDesk.
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