The largest digital-asset by market value fell as much as 4.2% to $28,865, the least since June 21
In the age group of 18-30 years, 40% of respondents said they have invested more than Rs 40,000 in digital assets
The major beneficiary of Bitcoin's weakness has been Ripple's XRP token which now enjoys a market dominance of 21%
"As recent events have illustrated, if linkages to traditional finance were to grow further, spillovers from cryptoasset markets into the broader financial system could increase," the FSB said
Cryptocurrency news: Another reason for the surge was the lower-than-expected US inflation of 3% for June
The largest digital asset on Thursday mostly held losses of 0.7% from a day earlier, while stocks and bonds extended gains on bets that an end to Federal Reserve monetary tightening is getting closer
Litecoin was created in 2011 and aims for faster transactions than Bitcoin
In the last few weeks, the market was witnessing a bull run after the news emerged of several big entities showing their interest in Bitcoin but in the later part of the week, the market saw a sell-of
The prime suspect, Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki, was accused of hacking the state government's e-procurement website and siphoning over Rs 11.5 crore
Among the most important developments in crypto markets was the King of England's assent to the UK's Financial Services and Markets Act
"A new team has been constituted. So there should not be any surprise if the case is handed over to the CID," Parameshwara said
BlackRock filed for a prospective spot bitcoin ETF on June 15, undeterred by the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) past record of rejecting every such application
BlackRock's application for spot Bitcoin ETF and Deutsche Bank's interest in crypto custody services have kept investors motivated in the last week
US Fed chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said they see 'payment stablecoins as a form of money'
The largest digital asset rose as much as 6.1% and traded at $29,789 as of 11:26 am in New York on Wednesday, lifting the token's rebound this year to almost 80%. Smaller coins such as Ether, Cardano
Bitcoin fell to its lowest in three months on Wednesday after US Fed's statement hinted that it may increase the rates in the upcoming policy announcements
There were also charges of cryptocurrency theft, drug peddling and cyber fraud relating to the case
Starting in 2011, Bilyuchenko and Verner stole a massive amount of cryptocurrency from Mt. Gox, contributing to the exchange's ultimate insolvency
Despite the cases against two big crypto exchanges by the US SEC throughout the week, the crypto market cap was largely trading flat on Friday
Crypto companies, including Coinbase, dispute that crypto tokens are securities and have repeatedly called for the SEC to create clear rules