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What Will Push Bitcoin Higher?

gm Bankless Nation, Bitcoin found its new ATH today before crashing in dramatic fashion. Welcome to crypto!
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Mar 5, 2024 β€’ 3 min read
What Will Push Bitcoin Higher?
Published on Mar 5, 2024
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NEED TO KNOW
BTC Hits $69,324
  1. 🟠 BTC gets high. Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high on Tuesday, and crypto celebrated for seconds before traders dumped at size, bringing BTC down as far as nearly $61K.
  2. πŸ’° MicroStrategy reloads. Michael Saylor wants more BTC and is raising $600 million to purchase it.
  3. πŸ‘©β€βš–οΈ Do Kwon strikes back. Do Kwon beat the odds and won his extradition appeal. Next, the case faces a higher court in Montenegro.
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TODAY IN MARKETS
What Will Push Bitcoin Higher?

πŸ“Š All-time high moment. As if lifted towards the heavens by inflows to spot BTC ETFs themselves, Bitcoin’s price ascended upwards by 2% on the US open to hit all-time highs on many exchanges, including Coinbase, where price reached $69,324 per coin!

While celebratory tweets cataloged the moment across Crypto Twitter, elation was short-lived, with BTC unable to hold above all-time highs for even a minute before plunging more than 10% over the next few hours. What catalysts can push BTC back above all-time highs?

Read on for more analysis πŸ‘‡

Prices as of 5pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $2.36T β†˜ 5.1% β†— 10.3%
BTC $63,342 β†˜ 6.1% β†— 11.6%
ETH $3,520 β†˜ 1.7% β†— 8.4%
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ANALYSIS
8 Bitcoin L2s to Watch
Bankless Authors: William Peaster & David C.

As Bitcoin celebrates a new all-time high, it's time to take a closer look at one of the investment narratives that's helping drive renewed interest toward the asset – Bitcoin L2s.

Check out the 8 BTC Layer 2s we're watching πŸ‘‡


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INVESTING
Why BONK Keeps Surging
Bankless Author: David C.

It is undoubtedly memecoin season.

Now, it should be obvious, but memecoin gains don't always have a rhyme or reason. That being said, BONK's recent pump has a lot going for it, narrative-wise.

Here's why BONK is getting a lot of attention πŸ‘‡

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