News of the new Omicron coronavirus variant caused one cryptocurrency with the same name to soar, rising almost ten-fold from Friday to Monday morning to reach $688.
On Thursday, it was worth about $65.
It eventually tumbled by as much as 75 percent.
The hitherto-obscure digital token had a little more than 1,000 Twitter
Omicron's price only became available at CoinGecko from Nov. 8, while a Telegram account under the name OmicDAO was opened a day before.
On Friday, the World Health Organization named the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, which was said to have a "very high" global risk of surges.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin suffered its worst day in two months on Friday, dropping by over eight percent as investors dumped perceived riskier assets in favor of safer havens like the dollar.
Bitcoin has since recovered nearly all of its losses.


Samsung, Qualcomm 2nm Chip Deal Delayed Over Pricing
SpaceX Nasdaq 100 Weight Set to More Than Double
Samsung Heavy Wins $1.22 Billion LNG Carrier and Tanker Deal
OpenAI Agents Linked to RubyGems Cyberattack
FxWirePro- Major Crypto levels and bias summary
Gulf Ministers to Meet Iran in Oman Over Hormuz Shipping Deal
Treasury Buyback Fails to Cool Long-Term Yields
MediaTek Unveils 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro AI Chip
Optus Apologises After Network Outage Disrupts Emergency Calls
UK Businesses Urge Government to Cut Electricity Levies 



