Bitcoin Returns to $59K as Bulls Fail to Flip Key Resistance; AI Cryptos Lead Losses
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The previous two occasions when exchanges saw similar USDT outflows earlier this year occurred near local tops in bitcoin’s price, IntoTheBlock analysts noted.
While the crypto rally was broad-based with ETH, SOL, NEAR gaining 8%-10%, prices rarely go up in a straight line following major capitulation events such as Monday’s crash, one observer noted.
It was more than two years before Bitcoin’s birth when Dr. Herbert Semler, who served as a flight surgeon in the Korean War before leading cardiology at a Portland hospital, co-founded Semler Scientific in 2007.Seventeen years later, the medical device manufacturer has converted much of its cash holdings to bitcoin and aims to buy a lot more.
Bitcoin’s 30% decline in a week was for some observers reminiscent of the March 2020 crash, but there’s been multiple occasions of similar drawdowns during previous bull markets.
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The price action happened as Iran’s leadership reportedly ordered retaliatory attacks against Israel, increasing concerns about a broader conflict in the Middle East.
Bitcoin is benefiting from massive economic imbalances, rising distrust in institutions, fiscal recklessness and mounting debt burden, VanEck’s Matthew Sigel said in an interview.
As the odds for Joe Biden pulling out of the presidential race soared over the past day, the chances of a victory for the now crypto-friendly Donald Trump slumped.