Digital Versus Physical: Bitcoin Retests Former ATH Against Gold
The digital gold narrative was partly responsible for institutional interest in Bitcoin, and putting the precious metal’s bull run on pause. Only recently was that narrative tarnished and cryptocurrencies fell by 50% in a flash. The crash in crypto sent Bitcoin back to retest its former all-time high against gold as resistance turned support, and […]
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