The plunge in top cryptocurrency mining shares deepened Monday as bitcoin tumbled along with the broader market on fears tightening monetary policy could throw the economy into a recession.
Marathon Digital Holdings, the largest public miner in the US by market value, dropped 15 per cent to US$12.78, bringing its year-to-date losses to roughly 60 per cent. Meanwhile, Core Scientific fell to a new low and Riot Blockchain declined to the lowest since 2020.