CRYPTO INSIDER: Digital currencies fall - but not as much as stocks

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Cryptocurrencies are down slightly on Friday, but largely faring better than stocks as markets continue to slide following Trump's tariff announcement and tweet that 'trade wars are good.'

Here are the current crypto prices:

In the news:

• These three companies could sprint ahead of Wall Street when it comes to cryptocurrency
• Bank of England Governor Mark Carney: Bitcoin is heading for a 'pretty brutal reckoning'
• Some politicians are embracing cryptocurrencies to fund their campaigns, CNBC reports
• TIME profiles a cryptocurrency trading "family man" who at one point faced years in prison

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