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Bitcoin gets $2.5B target for $72,000 by August as unknown trader bets big on Fed rally
Deribit data shows more than 20,000 calls open at each strike, while July touch odds stood at 14.5% and 4.1%.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 5 min read
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