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Election 2024

Bitcoin Hits $15,000: Here Comes the FOMO

Twitter interprets today’s massive price action, as bitcoin smashes through $15,000, its highest price since 2017’s record-breaking run.

By Nathaniel Whittemore
AccessTimeIconNov 5, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Aug 19, 2021 at 5:30 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Twitter interprets today’s massive price action.

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    As the U.S. election picture starts to become more clear, bitcoin has smashed through $15,000 – its highest price since 2017’s record-breaking run. Alongside the price action has come a wave of mainstream media coverage. 

    In this special he-was-supposed-to-be-on-vacation episode, NLW breaks down Twitter’s response and shares interpretations, including:

    • “Quietest bull run ever”
    • Stimulus on the way
    • Halving bull redemption
    • Death of the nation-state 
    • Start of a reflexive cycle
    • It feels real

    See also: Bitcoin Breaks $15K as Investor Numbers Peak

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