Bitcoin traded as low as $44,200 on Thursday night after a two-month-high of $48,000 on Wednesday.
Long-term targets are even grander: Strategists at institutional fund VanEck said in a recent note that each bitcoin could be worth as much as $4.8 million if it becomes the global reserve asset.
However, there could be some reason for caution in the coming days.
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