Crypto Brief
Standard Chartered Cuts Crypto Outlook, Sees Bitcoin at $50,000
Standard Chartered lowered its near-term crypto forecasts, projecting Bitcoin could fall to $50,000 and Ether to $1,400 before stabilizing.
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Standard Chartered lowered its near-term crypto forecasts, projecting Bitcoin could fall to $50,000 and Ether to $1,400 before stabilizing.
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