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Cryptocurrency Prices Today on September 8: Bitcoin, Ether, Cardano tumbles by nearly 9%

Bitcoin's price is currently $46,309.44 and its dominance is currently 42.32 percent, an increase of 0.30 percent over the day.

September 08, 2021 / 19:15 IST
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Bitcoin | Representative image
Bitcoin | Representative image

Cryptocurrency prices continue to be in the red on September 8. The global cryptocurrency market cap is $2.o5 trillion, a 10.25 percent decrease over the last day, while the total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours is $244.82 billion, which makes a 51.81 percent increase.

The volume of all stable coins is now $195.51 billion – 79.86 percent of the total crypto market 24-hour volume. Bitcoin's price is currently $46,309.44 and its dominance is currently 42.32 percent, an increase of 0.30 percent over the day.

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This comes after El Salvador bought its first 200 bitcoins, President Nayib Bukele said on Monday, an announcement that sent the price of the cryptocurrency rising one day before the country formally adopts it as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar.

Ahead of the launch, El Salvador bought 400 bitcoins worth around $20 million, Bukele said, helping drive the price of the currency above $52,000 for the first time since May. Hours later, however, bitcoin had weakened and last traded down 10.19% at $47,222.02.