Matt Damon Crypto Ad After The Recent Bitcoin Crash

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Over the last six months, cryptocurrencies — including Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable crypto, which others in the market tend to emulate — have been plummeting.

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Bitcoin prices have now plummeted nearly 20% in the past week.

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As CNN reports: On Wednesday, it dipped below $30,000.

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At a price of just below $31,000, bitcoin is more than 50% below its record high of near $69,000 from late last year and at its lowest point since July 2021.

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The world's most valuable cryptocurrency was down 10% Monday after plunging again over the weekend.

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It also made others remember a fun Super Bowl ad starring Matt Damon, in which he dared the “brave” to go crypto.

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Still, news of cryptocurrency’s possible downfall was only made worse upon learning that another digital fad, NFTs, may have been killed in part thanks to, you guessed it, Elon Musk.

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