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Bitcoin was conceived more than a decade ago as «digital gold,» a long-term store of value that would resist broader economic trends and provide a hedge against inflation. But bitcoin's crashing price over the past month shows that vision is a long way from reality. Instead, traders are increasingly treating the cryptocurrency like just another speculative tech investment. Since the start of this year, bitcoin's price movement has closely mirrored that of the Nasdaq, a bench mark that's heavily weighted toward technology stocks, according to an analysis by the data firm Arcane Research. That means that as bitcoin's price dropped more than 25% over the past month, to under $30,000 on Wednesday — less than half its November peak — the plunge came in near lock step with a broader collapse of tech stocks as investors grappled with higher interest rates and the war in Ukraine.

Bitcoin (BTC) is in line for "explosive" price action as derivatives markets return to form in 2022, a new forecast states.