Bitcoin abides 💪

Despite Germany dumping massive amounts of BTC, the top crypto ends the week slightly up.

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Ryan Ozawa
July 13, 2024

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📝 What you need to know

The crypto market was fixated on the government of Germany as it divested itself of 50,000 BTC, with hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of the top coin moving on a nearly daily basis. Yesterday, the last of the Bitcoin had been dumped—and the price of Bitcoin ended the week higher than it started.

Between Germany and Mt. Gox, the third quarter of the year got off to a rough start. And according to Coinbase Research, we can look forward to a “choppy” summer.

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💬 Quote of the Day

“The third quarter started on a sour note with supply overhangs generated by indiscriminate Bitcoin selling from price-insensitive sources.”

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