Bitcoin plunges to $71k as Jensen Huang abruptly resigns sending Nvidia into $2 trillion wipeout

The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009, with a fixed maximum supply and no central issuer.

Its price swings and adoption by funds and companies make it a bellwether for the whole crypto market.

A material, usually silicon, used to make the chips that process and store information in electronic devices.

Chips power everything from phones to cars, so their supply has become a strategic issue for governments.

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.