Crypto-markets up as Bitcoin slips below $30k barrier ALBAWABA – The Ripple cryptocurrency took the lead on crypto-markets around the world, as the Bitcoin slips further below the $30,000 barrier on Tuesday, for the second day in a row. Year-to-date, Bitcoin has climbed 75.6 percent, after plummeting from over $60,000 in November 2021 through all of 2022, losing more than half of its value, according to Google Finance. Bitcoin was ...