The value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell on Thursday after it was known The United States formed a working group to try to develop Accurate tracking of the use of this type of currency To pay a ransom for data hijackings that occurred in recent months.
Joe Biden’s management plan is Development of source traceability Pay to “hackers” who participated in Preventing the proper conduct of companiesand government agencies and other groups, while it is planned to provide $10 million for information leading to the identification of cybercriminals.
Thus, Bitcoin was approaching on Thursday $31,000, down 3.5% And staying at $31.550, a number that contrasts sharply with the close number $65,000 worth of this cryptocurrency last April. Another cryptocurrency, MicroStrategy, was down 3.5% on Thursday, while Marathon Digital Holdings fell 0.65%, Blockchain 1.3%, and Coinbase 2.3%.
this Wednesday, Bitcoin and Dogecoin reached their lowest levels مستويات From the past three weeks, while Ether hit its lowest level in the past two weeks. In addition to the measures that the United States plans to adopt, these currencies were also affected by the recent statements of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who confirmed in a Thursday statement to the country’s Senate that Both Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies They didn’t get become a payment methodExcept for those who want to remain anonymous.
In the past few months Cryptocurrencies were used to pay ransoms of millions of dollars الدولار In several cyberattacks in which company data was compromised, including meat company JBS and Colonial Pipeline.
