New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The world's largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin slipped to record eight-month low below $65,000 levels on 23 February in early Asia trade, data on CoinMarketCap showed.

The slip came amid increased uncertainty over the status of United States tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. On 20 February, the US Supreme Court struck down his IEEPA-enabled global tariffs, only for the Republican to re-impose 10% duties under Section 122 within hours. This was increased to 15% on 21 February.

Meanwhile officials have stated that already negotiated trade deals stand unchanged by the SCOTUS ruling.

The token slumped 4.8% to around $64,300 - lowest since 6 February this year, and since June last year, where it touched a similar ...