Bargain hunting? Hong Kong retail investors snap up bitcoin amid crypto crash

Bitcoin’s collapse has prompted some retail investors in Hong Kong to snap up the world’s largest cryptocurrency after its value fell by more than half from its peak. According to crypto asset data tracker CoinGecko, the price of bitcoin slumped to almost US$60,000 on Friday morning, Hong Kong time, less than half its historical high of US$124,000 in October 2025. The slump also erased US$2 trillion from the overall digital asset market over the period. On Friday afternoon, dozens of residents...


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