Ethereum continues its slide amid crypto angst

• Ethereum is trading down 18.94% on Wednesday morning amid an onslaught of selling in many major cryptocurrencies.
• Ethereum has lost over 35% of its value from its peak, and is currently trading at $863.29.
• The top cryptocurrencies have followed suit, seeing some of their values decline by half from recent record highs. Bitcoin was down 11.66% on Wednesday, while Litecoin fell by 14.93% and ripple's XRP was down 11.61%.
• Many crypto markets were alarmed on Tuesday by news of a proposed bill that aimed to shut down crypto markets in South Korea. The bill threatens a key market, since South Korean traders are big buyers of cryptocurrencies.
• Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency known as "digital gold," fell below $10,000 on Wednesday, a milestone it had crossed in November. A few weeks ago, it almost hit $19,000.
• Watch Ethereum trade in real time on Markets Insider.

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