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      12 October 2026
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      12 October 2026
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      29 September 2026
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      28 September 2026
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    By Agency Staff13 June 2022

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    The value of the cryptocurrency market on Monday fell below $1-trillion for the first time since January 2021, reaching as low as $926-billion.

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