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Jun 01, 2020

Bitcoin Returns 7.7% in May and 32.6% for 2020

  • May saw the BRR almost touch $10,000, hitting a month high of $9,952 on May 8, on that day the BRR showed Bitcoin returned a staggering 96.6% from its 2020 low ($5082.7 March 16)
  • The annual return stood at 13.2% with YTD returns even better at 32.6%, but from its 2020 low ($5062.68, March 16) the BRR shows Bitcoin returning a staggering
  • Volumes remained strong and May 21 saw a volume surge as Bitcoin pared back some of its gains

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