Bitcoin fell by 5% to $42.6 thousand. – on the 15th anniversary of its “birth”
On January 3, 2009, cryptocurrency creator Satoshi Nakamoto generated the first “genesis block” of 50 bitcoins.
The flagship coin celebrated its 15th anniversary with a 5.1% drop in just 2 hours to $42.6 thousand.
Bitcoin lost 7% of its annual high of $45,922.
ETH, a coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, fell by 6.54% to $2202.4 on Wednesday, losing $154.1 from the previous close.