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Bitcoin Faces Option Barrier at $80,000Bitcoin faces resistance at $80,000 due to market positions on Deribit.

The price of the leading cryptocurrency has encountered resistance around the $80,000 mark. According to Bloomberg, the growth is being held back by market participants' positions on the Deribit exchange.

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