Bitcoin slumps to $66,000 as oil price spike rattles Asian stock markets

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The price of bitcoin (BTC) fell following last week's brief rally, as a spike in oil prices weighed on Asian equity markets on Monday.

According to The Block's bitcoin price page, the cryptocurrency dropped 1.87% in the past 24 hours to trade at $66,010 at the time of writing. This is a 10% slide from the recent peak of $73,500 recorded on March 5