First Mover Americas: BTC Is Little Changed Following Muted Asia Trading

The digital assets sector continues to outperform the stock market this year, with bitcoin leading the charge, broker Canaccord said. The broker noted that the world’s largest cryptocurrency finished the last quarter up around 140% year-on-year, outperforming ether which gained about 60% and the S&P 500 stock index, which rose almost 30%, over the same period. If bitcoin follows historical patterns it tends to rally 6-12 months following the halving, and reach new highs 2-6 months later, meaning a potential rally could start between now and April, the broker said. Bitcoin is still performing like other risk assets for now, and is reacting positively to the “lower-rate environment,” analysts led by Michael Graham wrote.