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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Bitcoin could stay below $69,000 peak for two years, says Binance boss

Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive of Binance.
Changpeng Zhao called fluctuations in the price of bitcoin ‘normal’. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Bitcoin could stay below its historical high of $69,000 for the next two years after the latest digital asset market rout, according to the chief executive of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive of Binance, said people would have been “very happy” four years ago had they been told that bitcoin would be trading at $20,000 in 2022. The cornerstone crypto asset fell below that level at the weekend in a symbolic move that represented a wipeout of gains for many long-term bitcoin holders.

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