Bitcoin is on track for its worst monthly performance since a string of corporate collapses rocked the wider crypto sector in 2022.
The largest cryptocurrency slid as much as 6.4% to $81,629 on Friday. Runner-up Ether fell as much as 7.6% to below $2,700 and a host of smaller tokens nursed similar declines. Equities markets were also in the red across Europe, underscoring the risk-off mood.