1. What’s behind the crypto market crash?
The crypto market crashed, dipping to a market cap of US$1.3 trillion at one point.
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By the numbers: Bitcoin — over 5,000% increase in Google search volume.
Bitcoin has fallen to below US$40,000 for the first time since Feb. 8 — when Tesla announced a US$1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase. But Bitcoin isn’t alone — the entire crypto market has been sinking, shedding a trillion dollars in total market cap in just a week.
A series of events contributed to crypto’s downward spiral. One of the triggers appears to be Elon Musk announcing that Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles.