Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum and global markets were sent into a tailspin following the emergence of the fast-spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant.
But one relatively new crypto named Omicron has seen a massive spike. Bn Monday, the token OMIC surged by 945 per cent since Saturday to reach an all-time high of $689 (€610).
The token coincidently bears the same name as the COVID-19 variant that was found on November 23 in South Africa.
The B.1.1.529 strain was named after the fifteenth
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