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Bitcoin Clings to $75K as Asian Markets Lose Over $1 Trillion in a Day

By Shiraz Jagati

A post-midterm tech selloff hit Asia on Friday, triggering a circuit breaker in Seoul and pushing Japan’s Nikkei into a bear market, while bitcoin held just above $75,000. Seoul Hits the Brakes South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI fell as much as 9% during the early hours of the day, triggering a circuit breaker that halted…

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