Bitcoin ethereum and other cryptos tumble as regulatory noose tightens
At a news conference Friday night, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board said they have just begun their investigation, and cannot yet say whether that cracking contributed to the collapse. They also said workers were trying to strengthen a diagonal member on the pedestrian bridge at Florida International University when it collapsed. Law enforcement and members of the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 16, in Miami, Florida.
Reports indicate that there are six fatalities as a result of the collapse. The bridge collapsed Thursday, killing at least six people. Authorities are slowly removing the debris, looking for more victims. Richie Humble, who studies at FIU, was riding in a car under the pedestrian bridge when he heard a long creaking noise coming from the structure that spanned a busy Miami-area highway. It sounded different from anything he had ever heard before. Rescuers are looking for the young woman who was at the wheel, Alexa Duran, whose family said she was dead.
Once he realized he was alive, Humble also realized that he could not get to Duran. He called to her but got no response. A group of men outside the car started yelling at him to try crawling through the rear window. The men outside grabbed a wooden plank and pried open the rear door to pull him free, he said.
He suffered cuts to his leg from glass and a slight fracture to a vertebra, but he was able to walk away from the scene. Dennis Hof, owner of the ranch, said in a pres…. Attendees and speakers are coming from all over the world for networking, presentations, and to learn more about cryptocurrencies. In fact, this is The price of bitcoin extended its sharp tumble of the past 24 hours, dropping more than seven percent on the Bitstamp exchange on Wednesday, spooked by worries regulators may try to clamp down on the highly-volatile trading in the digital currency.
Follow me cryptonized for the latest cryptocurrency news I don't think that Bitcoin have burst yet - or at least not yet. Hopefully it will not as it's crash will have adverse effect on the whole crypto world including steemit. Thanks for the news. I am a bit dissapointed how BTC has been fluctuating for the last couple of weeks. After ups and downs , i think investors will be able to think more about their investments and about how long they want to invest from now.