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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bitcoin returned to the bottom of its current range and might see further downside pressure in the coming days. The cryptocurrency is still recovering from the collapse of FTX, the former second major crypto exchange in the world, and the contagion unleashed in the sector.\u00a0 Related Reading: Ethereum Tries To Keep Luster As ETH Moves To Narrower Trading Range As of this writing, Bitcoin has recorded a spike in selling pressure. The cryptocurrency is trading at $16,200 with a 2% loss in the last 24 hours. Other assets in the crypto top 10 record similar price action, but the majority preserves profits from last week.\u00a0 Bitcoin Can Crash To Its 2020 Levels Amid FTX\u2019s Collapse A report from Bloomberg claims some institutional investors are bearish on Bitcoin. Mark Mobius, experienced fund manager and founder of Mobius Capital, believes Bitcoin might drop to $10,000 in the medium term.\u00a0 The fund manager claims the crypto industry might suffer from more contagion. Since the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy, several companies halted operations. The Digital Currency Group (DCG) company, Genesis, is a prominent case.\u00a0 The company stopped accepting withdrawal requests from its customers and is rushing to raise capital to prevent bankruptcy. The situation has led many to speculate about the solvency of DCG. The rumors are contributing to the uncertainty in the crypto market.\u00a0 In this context, the price of Bitcoin and other assets is trending sideways. BTC will likely follow this trend for the coming weeks. Mobius classified the current environment as \u201ctoo dangerous\u201d to invest any of his clients\u2019 money.\u00a0 Despite the current market conditions and FTX\u2019s collapse, the fund manager believes crypto will have a permanent role in global finances, hinting at a long-term bullish bias:\u00a0 But crypto is here to stay as there are several investors who still have faith in it. It\u2019s amazing how Bitcoin prices have held up. Bitcoin Options Players Expect Doom For December Further data provided by Bloomberg, based on the options platform Deribit, indicates a significant open interest leaning toward the put side (sell contracts) for December. By the end of 2022, many investors are expecting Bitcoin to gravitate around $10,000.\u00a0 However, this data can also be interpreted as many investors hedging their spot-long positions. Investors buy Bitcoin on exchanges, and to protect against potential downside pressure, they purchase put contracts.\u00a0 Related Reading: BCH Price: Investors May Not Want To Go Long Yet On BCH \u2013 Here\u2019s Why NewsBTC reported that many investors are aiming for Bitcoin at $30,000 by the end of the year. In that sense, the price of Bitcoin might trend higher or lower without impacting these investors\u2019 portfolios. As seen below, the max pain price is $20,000; this price could be the December target, most likely.\u00a0 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":535,"featured_media":508827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[428,1119,78790],"class_list":["post-510338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-btc","tag-btcusdt"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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