Because this virus has not been contained, everyone will be at home, and they won't be thinking about bitcoin at all.
Though for me economics and health got no strong relation to each other, in all fairness I can still see your point in there

. It's understandable if the minds of Chinese are now out of concentration dues to the epidemic scene. But you know what, there's also tendency for the opposite to happen! Their meantime "quarantine" set up might also serve an opportunity for them to just face the computer screen all day long and focus on the green and red candles

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By the way, in the serious side, I really hope this virus will now be contained to stop spreading across countries because it's sad to see that we're starting this Year of the Rat starts with a plague

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