New Delhi: The cryptocurrency market has been turbulent for two weeks now starting the meltdown on May 19 leading to a tremendous decrease in the value of major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin once again saw a 3% decrease in the value on Monday as Bitcoin stayed near $35,000 in value.
Elon Musk started the turbulence earlier this month, when he backtracked on his decision about Tesla accepting Bitcoin as a mode of payment. Elon made the decision due to the excessive use of fossil fuels in mining the cryptocurrencies.
So, far Bitcoin and Ethereum has lost almost half of its value since reaching their highest earlier in the April.
Prices of top cryptocurrencies today (May 31)
1. Bitcoin – $35,600
2. Ethereum – $2,438
3. Tether – $1.00
4. Binance Coin – $328
5. Cardano – $1.62
6. XRP – $1.00
7. Dogecoin – $0.30
8. Polkadot – $20.70
9. USD Coin – $0.99
