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Bitcoin price down sharply to $90,500, bounces back though

As of 2:05 a.m. Moscow time (11:05 p.m. GMT), the price of Bitcoin was at $95,900

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. The price of Bitcoin has dropped sharply to $90,500 for a minute, bouncing back afterwards though, according to Binance platform data.

As of 1:27 a.m. Moscow time (10:27 p.m. GMT), the price of the cryptocurrency was at $97,280. The next minute the price of Bitcoin fell sharply to $90,500, according to trading data as of 1:28 a.m. Moscow time (10:28 p.m. GMT)

As of 2:05 a.m. Moscow time (11:05 p.m. GMT), the price of Bitcoin was at $95,900.

On December 5, the price of Bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high as it surpassed $100,000. By 6:08 a.m. Moscow time (3:08 a.m. GMT) December 5, the price of the cryptocurrency had reached an all-time peak of $104,088.

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Russia and Iran are also discussing cooperation in the oil sector, the president said

West accuses Russia of damaging Baltic infrastructure to curb oil exports — MFA

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Expert does not see Nokia coming back to Russian market

Nokia will not work in Russia "for numerous obvious reasons," having withdrawn in 2022 and no longer providing support for devices

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Kremlin ready to study signals from US that will come anyway — foreign policy aide

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FPV drone crews take out Ukrainian tanks, infantry in Russia’s Kursk region — top brass

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Trump’s team prepares sanctions against Zelensky’s entourage — Ukrainian reporter

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Trump to intensify economic deglobalization — Chinese expert

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UK premier says London ready to send peacekeepers to Ukraine

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Russian diplomat calls on NATO to end war talk, focus on reality

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Biden administration’s attempts to bolster influence in Africa fails — expert

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UK, Ukraine to deepen cooperation on long-range strike capabilities — joint declaration

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Trump names Stallone, Voight, Gibson as Hollywood special envoys

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Kiev unable to draft enough soldiers even by reducing conscription age — Russian envoy

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