The dollar index, which usually moves inversely with bitcoin, also hit its lowest level in more than a year last week, and bitcoin didn't budge.
"It wasn't until the bitcoin halving a year later, in the spring of 2020, that we saw a market recovery transform into a sustained rally.
Investors tend to expect seasonal gains in the fourth quarter, which has brought bitcoin a 93.38% return on average since 2013.
The Ripple case also gives the industry hope that the SEC "takes its foot off of the enforcement pedal," Canaccord Genuity said.
"Until the next difficulty adjustment, which will happen in about two weeks, miners' selling pressure will likely continue," Hasegawa added.
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