Bitcoin is trading near the $40,000 support level, which runs through the lows of the first three months of the year.
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, a popular sentiment indicator that’s hosted on the website Alternative.me, suggested “extreme fear” among crypto investors on Friday, with a reading at 22.
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