# Cryptocurrencies slide to two-month lows after US midterms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cryptocurrencies-slide-to-two-month-lows-after-us-midterms/
- Published: 2026-11-08T22:15:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T23:36:13+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/cryptocurrencies-slide-two-month-lows-after-us-midterms-6534751
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Bitcoin fell more than 2 per cent to $73,708.
- Ether dropped about 5 per cent to $2,223.
- Investors fear tighter US cryptocurrency regulation.

## Summary

Bitcoin and ether fell to their lowest levels in more than two months in late Sunday trading, as investors worried that a Democratic-controlled US Congress could impose tougher rules on cryptocurrencies. The drop adds to recent pressure on crypto markets and reflects uncertainty over the sector’s regulatory outlook.

Bitcoin fell by more than 2 per cent to $73,708, its lowest price since August, while ether dropped about 5 per cent to $2,223, also its lowest since August. Markets had also been unsettled by a $6 billion heist at Binance and the election of prominent cryptocurrency critics in the previous week’s US midterm elections.

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