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Morning Edition · Thursday, October 1, 2026Published at 1:49 AM EDT · New York
Bitcoin Closes Its Strongest Quarter Since 2024 With Leverage Falling and ETF Inflows Slowing
Bitfinex says a further advance needs stronger spot buying after a gain of roughly 42.5 percent, while Arthur Hayes ties his 1 million dollar forecast to stress in debt-funded AI infrastructure.
Bitcoin finished the third quarter up roughly 42.5 percent, and Bitfinex analysts wrote that another sustained advance will require stronger spot buying as leverage falls and exchange-traded fund inflows slow. Bitcoin Magazine put the gain…
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