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Bitcoin traded as high as $73,000 following a 9% price rally in the past week. However, the broader market suggests the leading cryptocurrency is still stuck in a bear phase that's been dragging on for more than six months.
Bitcoin is trading at $71,587 on Sunday morning with a market cap of $1.43 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $28.39 billion, moving within an intraday range of $71,484 to $73,720. The price drop followed comments from U.S.
Bitcoin kept part of the ceasefire bounce, but the chain still has not confirmed the move Bitcoin is still holding above $71,000 after the weekend's ceasefire-driven risk bounce, even as the macro story behind that move has already started to fray. That leaves the market in an awkward middle ground.