The much anticipated bull run led by Bitcoin (BTC) is making shorters bleed heavily. The biggest crypto breached the $89,000 price level with a surge of over 10% in the last 24 hours. However, $90,000 now looks like just a formality as the Fear and Greed index is flashing “Extreme Greed” on the chart.
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Tokyo Electron Hikes FY Profit Forecast by 8.5%
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Bitcoin Record Lifts Crypto Market Value Past Pandemic-Era Peak
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Hang Seng Index and Nikkei 225: Divergent Paths Amid US Tariffs and BoJ Rate Uncertainty
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Japan Pledges Fresh $65 Billion in Support for Chips and AI
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Osaka police arrest man for allegedly stabbing ex-wife to death
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