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Market Wrap

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Bitcoin Tops $50K as Spot ETF Inflows Accelerate; ETH Rallies Amid Franklin Templeton's Filing

Bitcoin topped Monday the $50,000 for the first time since December 2021, and could run further towards $52,000, one analyst noted.

Bitcoin price on February 12 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Tops $47K as Spot Bitcoin ETFs Book One of Their Best Days

Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted Thursday their third-largest net inflows since debut, increasing their holdings by 9,260 BTC.

Bitcoin price on February 9 (CoinDesk)

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Solana Gains More Than Bitcoin as Trader Speculates an 'Extreme Move' Is Ahead

The broader altcoin market also showed signs of rebounding from oversold levels, one analyst noted.

SOL price on Feb. 8 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Tops $44K, With Whale Accumulation Suggesting Conviction in More Price Gains

Continuing advances for U.S. stock markets also likely supported risk assets like crypto, with key indices making new all-time highs.

Bitcoin price on February 7 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Slips Towards $42K as Interest Rates Soar; Chainlink's LINK Defies Crypto Slump

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated his hawkish stance on rate cuts in a Sunday interview, weighing on risk assets.

Bitcoin price on February 5 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Steady at $43K as Tumbling U.S. Regional Bank Stocks Reignite Worries

Bitcoin so far remained muted compared to its vehement rally during the March banking crisis, but one analyst said he's "cautiously long" amid the turmoil.

Bitcoin price on Feb. 1 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Dips to $42.4K as Fed's Powell Pours Cold Water on March Rate Cut

"The market has gotten ahead of itself on the rates side," said one analyst.

Bitcoin price on Jan. 31 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Plunges Below $41K as 'Sell the Bitcoin ETF News' Wins the Day

Large inflows in the new spot bitcoin ETFs have been sizably offset by outflows from not just from GBTC but other global bitcoin-related ETPs.

Bitcoin prices fell further on Thursday (Chris Liverani/Unsplash)

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BTC Tumbles Below $42K, Coinbase and Miners Plunge as Bitcoin ETF Mania Becomes 'Sell the News' Rout

Previous landmark events such as Coinbase's stock exchange listing and ProShares' futures-based bitcoin ETF debut happened near market tops.

Bitcoin price Jan. 12, 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Briefly Tops $49K Before Selling Off as ETF Trading Frenzy Commences

Cryptocurrency-focused stocks such as Coinbase and bitcoin miners are also down significantly since Thursday's market open.

Bitcoin price index (CoinDesk)