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How to better understand bitcoin’s perpetual identity crisis
BTC
BTC/USDT
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-0.42%
$84,100.76
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$15,031,774,044.40
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Change: $2,072.00 (2.49%)
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Long: 58.3%Short: 41.7%
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CoinDesk Staff(02:08 PM UTC)
1 min read
Here, Bailey unpacks the uncertainty surrounding the original cryptocurrency’s nature, which creates inconsistent market behavior.
Bitcoin occupies a fascinating classification gray zone: part commodity, part currency, part technology asset, part macro hedge. Far from being a mere philosophical curiosity, that ambiguity is the defining feature of how the asset trades.
Because no shared…
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