Bitcoin's Recent Price Plunge Could Have Been Worse, Wedbush Finds

Bitcoin's Recent Price Plunge Could Have Been Worse, Wedbush Finds

A new report released by Wedbush Securities on 14th February has found that bitcoin's most recent price decline in the wake of ongoing operational issues at major bitcoin exchanges is actually a sign that the ecosystem is stabilizing. Entitled 'Bitcoin: Watch the Innovation, Not the Price', the 16-page report suggests that six months ago, the consequences of such instability would have been far worse for the industry. Wedbush explained: "As a sign of price stabilization we would point out that Bitcoin has declined less than 15% in the face of its biggest and oldest exchange being crippled....


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