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Bitcoin has managed to record some price gains in the last week following a brutal market sell-off at the start of July which saw the crypto market leader lose 10% of its price on July 5.  At the moment, analysts continue to roll out observations and predictions that suggest that Bitcoin may soon pull off a market rebound and perhaps eventually embark on a highly-expected bull run. Bitcoin’s ‘Rare’ Underperformance Hints At Possible Bullish Rebound  In an X post on Friday, prominent blockchain analytics company Santiment provided some intriguing insights into Bitcoin’s recent price behavior. Santiment stated Bitcoin is largely behind the S&P 500 and other equities in relation to price performance, a development which they described as a “rare sight” over the last three years.   Despite a mild recovery to end the week, Bitcoin’s recent dip came as the S&P 500 and equities continued to flourish. This has been a rare sight for the past 3 years, with most of crypto’s runs coming in tandem. BTC lagging behind suggests an eventual bullish catch up period. pic.twitter.com/q4FnwmZMpK — Santiment (@santimentfeed) July 12, 2024 As earlier stated, Bitcoin’s current massive price dip can be attributed to a large-scale market sell-off mainly by the German Government who have now completely offloaded their total BTC holdings valued at $2.9 billion.  Furthermore, the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox which collapsed in 2014, finally began the repayment of a $9 billion debt to creditors in BTC and BCH, the majority of which were expected to be sold, thus a prompting massive selling pressure. While Bitcoin showed some resilience this week gaining by 2.88%, the premier cryptocurrency still trails the positive price performance of the equities market on a larger timeframe. For context, Santiment explains that Bitcoin has declined by 19.4% in the last five weeks…

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