Fake accounts of Gemini bitcoin exchange appeared on YouTube
Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange owned by the Winklevoss brothers, has warned users of the company's two fake YouTube video hosting accounts.
Exchange representatives indicated that an unknown person used the Gemini brand and logo.“These fraudulent accounts do not belong to our company. We reported them to YouTube, ”the message says.
Over the past six months, this case is not the only one. In October, investor Andy Leanne turned to a video hosting service with a demand to remove fake videos allegedly associated with the Gemini exchange and the Winklevoss brothers. At that time, one of the entries received more than 105,000 views and 2,800 likes.
Bitcoin price drops to December low of $ 18,000
On Wednesday night, December 9, the bitcoin price dropped to $ 18,000, having lost more than 5% or $ 1,200 per day.As a result of the decrease, the volume of liquidations in the futures market amounted to $ 440 million.
A comparable decline in the price of bitcoin was observed on December 1, before the asset took off to $ 20,000.
At the time of publication, the first cryptocurrency is traded at $ 18,230. Capitalization is $ 338.3 billion.
The rest of the leading digital assets are in the red by Wednesday morning. Ethereum has lost about 8% and is trading at around $ 500, the XRP price has dropped to $ 0.55.Earlier, Bloomberg analysts said that the range of fluctuations in the price of bitcoin could be $ 10,000-50,000, and capitalization could grow to $ 1 trillion in 2021 - 2022.