Bitcoin heads for its biggest drop in more than two weeks

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, dropped as much as 6% today, putting it on course for its worst day since 22 June. The move was reflected in its peers, with Ripple, Ethereum, Litecoin all falling over 4%.

Worldwide searches for the term “Bitcoin” hovered near the lowest level in a year, according to Google Trends data. Tweets that mention the coin peaked 7 December, at 155,600, and are now down to about 30,000 per day, BitInfoCharts says.