Cryptocurrency in wild free fall The cryptocurrency market is known for its ups and downs, but the plunge in its value from $2.8 trillion to $0.95 trillion in just seven months – a fall of 67 percent – is unprecedented UPS AND DOWNS: Total cryptocurrency market cap 2009: Bitcoin is first decentralised cryptocurrency Jan 2, 2017: $18.38bn Jan 7, 2018: $810.89bn May 9, 2021: $2.46tn Jul 20, 2021: $1.25tn Nov 9, 2021: $2.89tn Jun 27, 2022: $946.62bn 3 trillion 2 1 0 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Sources: Bloomberg, CoinMarketCap Picture: Jeremy Bezanger (Unsplash) © GRAPHIC NEWS