After its sharp rally earlier this year, the summer doldrums may have come early for bitcoin . The cryptocurrency is up 48% for the year thanks to bullish enthusiasm surrounding the debut of U.S. bitcoin ETFs in January and the April 19 halving . Bitcoin is on pace for its first positive week in the past six, according to Coin Metrics. However, it’s fallen 11% in the second quarter and is off about 14% from its all-time high above $73,000, reached in March. Analysts remain optimistic on bitcoin long term, but they say the coming weeks will require some patience. “It could take three to five months for bitcoin to re-test recent highs,” H.C. Wainwright analyst Mike Colonnese told CNBC. “So [we’re] short-term neutral to cautious and bullish medium- to long-term on bitcoin — and by extension the miners.” BTC.CM= 3M mountain Bitcoin has fallen 11% this quarter Bitcoin miners offer high beta exposure to bitcoin and have historically…
Bitcoin price may not retest this year’s highs for another five months
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