The big crypto-crash on Friday saw bitcoin and its peers plunge, often at double-digit levels. Trading on bitcoin futures triggered circuit breakers on the CME Group's exchange, already in the first week of trading.
Yet after the big downfall, digital currencies experienced a recovery late on Friday. While stocks, bonds, and regular currencies are closed for the weekend, digital coins are in play and extend their gains.
Bitcoin is trading just under the $15,000 level, up some 4.5% during Saturday, the day before Christmas Eve. It had already dropped to $10,400 on Friday, so this is some 40% off the lows, yet still some 25% off the highs of nearly $20,000 in the wake of the new week.
Bitcoin is not alone. Other cryptos are on the move as well:
Note that the changes are from the beginning of the day, not the deep lows were seen yesterday.
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