Bitcoin’s value has plunged more than nine percent against the background of cryptocurrency-related news from the US, according to the trade data.

As of 12:28 Moscow time, the bitcoin rate fell to $32.8 thousand (by 9.26 percent). This happened against the background of the news that the American authorities were able to take away part of the ransom in bitcoins, which was paid by the largest US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline to the hacker group DarkSide.

Investigators were able to trace a payment to a cryptocurrency wallet used by hackers who are allegedly located in Russia. As a result, the authorities returned several million dollars to the company.