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How Strong Is Bitcoin’s Push Above $12,000?
Who has the most recent bitcoin move right, the bulls or the bears?

Who has the most recent bitcoin move right, the bulls or the bears?
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This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Today on the Brief:
- DOJ files biggest antitrust case in two decades against Google
- Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB settlement
- LINE’s new CBDC platform
Our main discussion: bulls vs. bears as bitcoin passes $12K
Someone recently tweeted, “Bitcoin price has never been this high with such bearish sentiment.”
On this episode, NLW looks at the bullish case (growth in open interest on CME backed by strong macro narrative around stimulus) and bearish case ($12K BTC sell wall and bleeding from alts and DeFi).
See also: Bitcoin Closes on $12K but a Wall of Sell Orders Awaits: Analyst
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Nathaniel Whittemore
NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.
