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The end of the bull market would look much worse than this

The victory lap the crypto industry has run since election night is bumping into some hurdles
While some view the firm’s BTC buying pause as a bearish development, a couple analysts think differently
Bitwise’s Katherine Dowling notes the SEC appears to be waiting for “directive from up high” on how to handle litigations, for example
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Jason Yanowitz

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Santiago Santos

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