\u201ctheft\u201d of $50 million worth of Ether<\/a>, an alternative cryptocurrency that aims to rival Bitcoin, may also have had something to do with the crash.<\/p>\nEarlier this week, a hacker exploited a flaw in the Ethereum block-chain and siphoned off vast amounts of Ether in one of the biggest digital smash and grabs in history. The value of Ether plunged as investor confidence in this relatively new currency was shaken. Which may have then had a domino effect on perceptions of digital currencies in general.<\/p>\n
Financial markets are unpredictable, even digital ones, which is another reason why the UK will probably vote to stick with the status quo. \u00a0We will report back with full results on the Brexit on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Even as the Brexit referendum votes are being tallied, it seems that anticipation and anxiety over the outcome has influenced more than just the stock markets. Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has nosedived almost 25 percent over the last few days, having spiked last week at its highest value in several years. And it\u2019s all Brexit\u2019s fault, apparently. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":36881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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