Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies tumble as China shudders in the markets Bank & Insurance By Jacky On Sep 20, 2021 Share Investors unnerved by the financial tensions of a Chinese real estate company sent cryptocurrencies on a rampage on Monday, with bitcoin (BTC-USD) falling more than 7%. As risk-sensitive assets plummeted, the leading digital coin lost more than $3,000 and changed hands just below $44,000 during afternoon trading. The moves were the latest signal that the world’s largest cryptocurrency has not reached the “safe haven” asset status that some of its more ardent proponents have promoted, even as debt levels around the...