The crypto case also comes after The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk’s company Space X wrote down the value of and sold crypto assets.
Overnight on Friday, the largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was down to around $25,400. That compares to levels of $31,800 just a few weeks ago.
Just after 7 a.m. on Friday, bitcoin had recovered slightly to $26,370 – down 4.6 percent from the previous day.