Why Shares of Coinbase, Riot Blockchain, and Silvergate Capital Are All Falling Today

Bram Berkowitz, The Motley Fool

Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 1:39 PM3 min read

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As of 12:45 p.m. ET today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded more than 900 points down, while the Nasdaq Composite had fallen nearly 4%. At the same time, shares of the large cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) had fallen more than 11%, while shares of the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)-mining company Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) and the crypto bank Silvergate Capital (NYSE: SI) traded more than 8% and roughly 5% lower, respectively. Now below $34,000, Bitcoin has been getting absolutely hammered, down nearly 100% from early November.

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