Cryptocurrencies
suffered
substantial
losses
as
the
U.S.
business
day
came
to
a
close,
with
bitcoin
(BTC)
tumbling
below
$59,000
and
Ethereum’s
ether
(ETH)
losing
almost
10%.
Bitcoin
had
topped
$62,700
earlier
in
the
day,
but
recently
was
down
6.5%
from
24
hours
earlier.
Amid
the
rout,
it
got
as
low
as
$58,240,
the
lowest
price
since
Aug.
19.
Ether
traded
as
high
as
$2,700
earlier
Wednesday,
but
recently
fetched
less
than
$2,500.