Bitcoin holds $48K as final Wall Street session caps 60% YTD gains for BTC

Bitcoin holds $48K as final Wall Street session caps 60% YTD gains for BTC

There's plenty to celebrate in "up only" Bitcoin beyond short timeframes, analysts conclude on the last day of the year. Bitcoin (BTC) chipped away at its latest gains on Dec. 31 as the final trading session of 2021 opened on Wall St.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin posts 60% year-to-date gainsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC/USD as it meandered around the $48,000 mark, having reached multi-day highs of $48,550 hours earlier.The uptick had coincided with the December expiry on Bitcoin options, by far the biggest date on the....


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