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Bitcoin Bounces Back Above $26K as Coinbase Expands and Accounting Changes Loom

  • Bitcoin showed signs of life on Thursday, rising 3% to $26,400 before retreating below $26,000.

  • Coinbase announced plans for international expansion, targeting EU, UK, Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia.

  • Investment bank Berenberg said MicroStrategy's bitcoin impairment losses give a false impression of its value.

  • Proposed accounting changes will allow companies like MicroStrategy to show gains/losses immediately.

  • One-month bitcoin skew fell to nearly -5% on Thursday, indicating a bias for puts, or protection against price drops.

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The price of bitcoin fell nearly 1% in the past 24 hours to below $25,700, following a surge last week after Grayscale's court victory, while the announcement of extended oil production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia could be bearish for bitcoin prices. However, Solana's SOL token saw a 3.7% increase after Visa's announcement of expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities with Circle's USDC stablecoin to the Solana blockchain.
Bitcoin has experienced a significant decline of nearly 20% since Standard Chartered's prediction of reaching $120,000, with the cryptocurrency falling for a second consecutive month amid a broader sell-off in financial markets.
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Bitcoin and the overall digital asset market have seen a significant decline, with Bitcoin dropping to its lowest price in three months at $25,048, attributed to failed crypto exchange FTX seeking approval to liquidate $3.4 billion in various digital assets.
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Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $28,000 due to profit-taking and changing on-chain metrics, dampening price rises, while other cryptocurrencies also experienced losses.
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