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The 'time pain' trap: why bitcoin’s bear market might need a few more months of ‘boring’ to hit a true floor

he two things most cryptocurrency investors are pondering are how much lower can bitcoin

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$66,746.71

go and how much longer this bear market could last.

The price pain aspect has been discussed widely, but the time-based dimension is another question in itself.CME flows go offline

By Sam Reynolds|Edited by Omkar Godbole

1 hour ago

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Good Friday shuts CME futures and ETF activity, removing a key source of demand as large holders continue distributing and spot demand weakens.

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