Co-Founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty; CoinDesk Market Index Drops
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Optimism early in the week reversed, with bitcoin’s price settling in just below $17,000. On a relative basis, BTC’s seven-day performance against the U.S. dollar was third among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Ether finished in the middle of the pack, declining 5% over the last seven days.