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$50K BTC in 2021? Bloomberg Analysts Join the 'Traditional Onslaught' Driving Bitcoin's Rally
A new crypto outlook from Bloomberg suggests BTC could reach $50,000 in 2021, topping off a month of major institutional momentum for the asset.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:38 a.m. Published Dec 5, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
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A new crypto outlook from Bloomberg suggests BTC could reach $50,000 in 2021, topping off a month of major institutional momentum for the asset.
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On this edition of the weekly recap, NLW looks at the consolidating narrative of a bitcoin rally that is:
- Being driven by institutional investors
- Shifting the center of the industry from East Asia to North America
- Winning converts from major research houses and institutions
- Driving the price of bitcoin to new all-time highs
This week on The Breakdown:
- Monday | Bitcoin Hits a New All-Time High: What Happens Next?
- Tuesday | Why a $631B Asset Manager Just Changed Its Mind on Bitcoin
- Wednesday | Josh Brown on Bitcoin’s ‘Respectability Rally’ and Why We’ll See Dow 100,000 in Our Lifetime
- Thursday | Why Stablecoins Are the First Battleground of the Coming Crypto Regulation Wars
- Friday | A ‘Santa Claus Rally’ for the Stock Market?
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