Bitcoin tumbles as spooked investors sell cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin tumbles as spooked investors sell cryptocurrencies

Power cables connect to cryptocurrency mining rigs composed of Antminer S9 ASIC machines on racks at the HydroMiner GmbH cryptocurrency mining facility near Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday, with bitcoin at one point sliding below $8,000 and headed for its biggest weekly loss since December 2013, as worries about a regulatory clampdown globally sent investors scrambling to sell.

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