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Bitcoin's shifting winds 🌬️

Bitcoin's shifting winds 🌬️

Experts cautioned that Bitcoin's faltering steps towards recovery may be short-lived, due to mounting macroeconomic headwinds.

Stephen Graves
August 04, 2025

📝 What you need to know

With Bitcoin clawing back some of its losses over the weekend, experts warned that its recovery may be short-lived due to mounting headwinds, with a sharp reversal on the cards.

An overexposed US equity market, coupled with recent macroeconomic data, have put markets on edge—exacerbated by sustained selling within the crypto space.

But some analysts told Decrypt that a dramatic crash may not be in the cards, pointing to a period of "chopsolidation" and sideways trading as markets await a Fed rate cut later in the year.

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