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Bitcoin ends volatile week with modest gains as advocates urge calm
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Bitcoin's price rebounded modestly to around $70,000 on February 8 after a sharp drop to $60,000 earlier in the week, prompting crypto advocates to downplay the volatility as temporary. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong emphasized long-term bullishness, while skeptics like Peter Schiff celebrated the downturn. Institutional interest persists despite extreme fear in market sentiment.
Ethereum has dropped about 7% to around $1,947 amid market volatility, but Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong points to strong retail investor behavior as a positive sign. Retail users on the platform are buying the dip and maintaining or increasing their holdings of Bitcoin and Ethereum. This trend suggests growing maturity among individual investors despite broader market challenges.