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Bitcoin sold off first when the U.S.-Iran war began. Two weeks later, it's outperforming nearly everything

Each escalation in the Iran conflict has been larger than the last, but each bitcoin drawdown has been getting smaller.

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Bitcoin holds $70,000, starting to show relative strength versus stocks, software sector, and gold

Bitcoin is up about 7% from the Sunday lows, even as equities and gold tread water. Analysts point to seller exhaustion, shifting gold correlation and improving ETF flows.

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Bloomberg strategist doubles down on $10,000 bitcoin call but peers say it would take a nuclear war to get there

The longtime bitcoin bear's gloom-and-doom call met with fierce rebuttal from industry analysts.

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BlackRock private credit fund is latest to crack, hitting crypto prices and DeFi markets

Stress in the $3.5 trillion private credit market could ripple into digital assets through both macro contagion and tokenized credit markets, experts warn.

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How this week's rout in Korean stocks might have triggered crypto's surge higher

Korea's tech-heavy Kospi has plunged 20% in the last two trading sessions, potentially pushing that country's fast-money chasing traders back into crypto.

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Bitcoin's five-month slide: why BTC is set for worst losing streak since 2018

With BTC down nearly 50% from its peak, analysts are sparring over whether the slump marks early repricing or signals more pain to come.

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Circle's post-earnings surge nears 50% as short squeeze, not strong financials, fuels rally

The violent move had more to do with hedge funds' overcrowded bearish positioning getting wiped out than the company’s financial performance, one analyst pointed out.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

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Bitcoin briefly crashes below $48,000 on upstart exchange despite crypto rally

A single large sell order triggered a 30% flash crash on decentralized perp exchange Lighter even as bitcoin was climbing elsewhere.

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Bitcoin snaps back near $69,000 but analysts warn the market may not be out of the woods yet

Crypto rebounds sharply from Tuesday's lows, yet traders question whether the move marks a lasting turn or another range-bound bounce.

Here's what bitcoin analysts are saying as price remains stuck during global rally

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'If you’re not accumulating bitcoin at this stage, then when,' asks prominent analyst

Time, not price, is probably going to be more frustrating for bulls from here, wrote James Check, but bitcoin has been mostly de-risked at this point.

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