The Bitcoin effect: why altcoins follow BTC’s lead

CAT March 12, 2024 1 min read

Anna Kharton

Bitcoin (BTC) has hit another all-time high, its third since March, and the altcoin market is growing alongside it. Why does this happen? From the onset of the cryptocurrency era, Bitcoin was synonymous with “cryptocurrency” due to the absence of…

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