Bitcoin Drops to $27.3K, Ether Edges Toward $1.8K Amid Investors’ Interest Rate Concerns

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently trading at around $27,350, down 0.4% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk data. BTC dropped below $28,000 on Friday afternoon, part of a two-day slide that followed a week above $30,000. At one point, bitcoin was changing hands near $27,100.