KEY POINTS
• Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell on Thursday as some of the initial excitement around U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order on digital assets faded.
• Bitcoin was down more than 7% at $39,077.79 at 6:55 a.m. ET on Thursday, according to data from CoinDesk.
• Some high-profile cryptocurrency industry players praised the president’s executive order, while others called the move “defensive.”