This Ethereum flash crash shows how cryptocurrency markets are super risky
 

This Ethereum flash crash shows how cryptocurrency markets are super risky
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The cryptocurrency market for Ethereum plummeted late Wednesday. This wasn't a quick dip, but a flash crash that sent the price from $317 to a low of $0.10 in a matter of seconds.*

Some people saw thousands of dollars in value disappear.*

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Things are back to **rmal, sort of. The price of ether, the cryptocurrency of the suddenly hot Ethereum platform, has since rebounded and is trading back at about $318.*

The crash, however, remains as a big reminder that this is a volatile, new market. Plenty of people have made small fortunes investing in these markets, but the get-rich-quick stories belie the risks that the average person faces if they want to get in on these new digital currencies. Read more...

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