Bitcoin Futures Heating Up, Why BTC Traders Should Expect Volatility

Bitcoin Futures Heating Up, Why BTC Traders Should Expect Volatility

Bitcoin has been moving sideways during the day as it was rejected north of $63,000. As of press time, BTC’s price trades at $62,698 with a 1% profit in the weekly chart. However, Bitcoin could see some action in the short term. The benchmark crypto has been rallying on the back of an increase in institutional demand and the launch of the first BTC-linked ETFs in the U.S. Related Reading | Why Bitcoin Needs To Clear $64K For Hopes of a Fresh Rally As a consequence, Bitcoin went from the lows at $40,000 to a new all-time high in less than a week. This caused a FOMO effect most....


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