Bitcoin’s October Slowdown Masks Strength, Analysts Predict Catch-Up With Gold

Bitcoin (BTC) is lagging its usual October pace but at least some analysts say its steadiness near the $111,000 mark signals strength, not weakness. The price action today will be familiar to frustrated bitcoin bulls, with gold and silver surging yet again to new record highs and U.S. stocks in the green. Bitcoin, though, remained under pressure, slipping 1.2% over the past 24 hours to $111,500. Losses were somewhat steeper across the rest of the crypto sector, with ether and XRP dipping 3% and solana and ...