Cryptocurrency Market to See More Upside Following Bank Problems: Bernstein
Financial markets have been shaken in the past week following a series of bank collapses, providing a perfect setting for the decentralized financial system to stand out as an alternative, and for a continued advance in cryptocurrency markets, Bernstein said in a research report Saturday.
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