Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin is down 1.4% in the last hour
Analysis
Bitcoin fell 1.4% over the past hour as sentiment stayed cautious despite recent price strength, with Cointelegraph noting that BTC futures positioning and macro data still show traders leaning bearish. Ongoing debate around longer-term risks also weighed on tone, as Decrypt highlighted renewed concerns about the “quantum threat” narrative dividing parts of the crypto community.
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