Tom Lee: "Bitcoin Returns"

10.09.2018 / 04:44

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Despite bitcoin's tumble over the past two weeks, Wall Street bull Tom Lee says the cryptocurrency is gradually regaining market share — which should comfort bitcoin buffs.

"The news that we have seen, from the SEC saying bitcoin's a commodity, to ... the potential for an [exchange-traded fund] is causing investors to decide that bitcoin is the best house in a tough market," Lee, who is Fundstrat Global Advisors' managing partner, said." He was referring to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Bitcoin has been on a near steady downward slide, since briefly topping $19,000 in December. It dropped below $6,000 at the end of June — its lowest value all year. The cryptocurrency then rallied, approaching $8,400 in July, before tumbling back down to around $7,000 in recent days.

"Bitcoin isn't broken if it's holding at these levels. I think people are afraid it is going to go back down to $6,000 and never come back from those bear markets," Lee said.

Bitcoin's price remains low, despite a rash of developments in the cryptocurrency world.

SEC leaders have publicly labeled bitcoin as a commodity and in June made it clear that cryptocurrencies would not be treated like securities, which offers a peek at how the agency might seek to regulate them. The Intercontinental Exchange on Friday announced a partnership with major companies, including Starbucks and Microsoft, that will aim to create an open and regulated digital asset ecosystem. Crypto bulls say this development could help legitimize bitcoin.

Bitcoin may not be reacting outright to the news, but the true sign of its return, Lee argued, is the regaining of its market share.

In the past couple of weeks, bitcoin's market share has soared to its highest level all year to around 55 percent.

"I think bitcoin dominance is actually showing the market is reacting to what's been taking place," Lee said.

Source: CNBC

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Tom Lee: "Bitcoin Returns"

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