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Bitcoin Price Recovery Falters Amid Persistent Market Volatility

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

Bitcoin’s brief recovery has lost momentum as ongoing market volatility continues to exert pressure on the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Trading around $66,166 at 10:21 a.m. ET, Bitcoin has seen a roughly 4% decline for the day, underscoring the challenges it faces in maintaining upward momentum.

Short-Lived Bounce Undone

After reaching an all-time high above $126,000 in October, Bitcoin began a downward trajectory, with the sell-off intensifying over the last month. The digital coin dropped below $70,000 on February 5 and briefly approached the key $60,000 threshold, only to rally to a range between $66,000 and $72,000 thereafter. Despite intermittent recoveries, Bitcoin remains approximately 47% below its record high.

Market Dynamics And Liquidations

The latest decline was driven in part by cascading liquidations as prices crossed key technical levels, forcing leveraged traders to close positions. Volatility in U.S. technology stocks, which often move in tandem with crypto assets, added further pressure. Institutional selling, including activity linked to Bitcoin exchange-traded fund issuers, also contributed to the drop, although recent net inflows into ETFs have provided limited support.

Assessing Bitcoin’s Cyclical Patterns

Market participants are now debating whether Bitcoin’s traditional four-year cycle remains intact. Historically, halving events, which reduce miner rewards approximately every four years, have been followed by strong rallies and later corrections. The most recent halving in April 2024 has revived discussions about whether a similar pattern will unfold again.

Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital, recently remarked that he expects 2026 to represent a bearish phase within the four-year cycle, with potential dips to as low as $50,000 before a fall turnaround in the autumn. This view is echoed by Markus Thielen of 10X Research, who also anticipates similar price pressure. Concurrent factors, including speculation around U.S. monetary policy shifts following former U.S. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair, add further layers of uncertainty to the market outlook.

Cyprus Has One Of The EU’s Oldest Teaching Workforces

by News Editor

Only 3% of teachers in Cyprus are under 30, putting the country alongside Portugal for the lowest share of young teachers in the European Union, according to a European Commission report. The figure is well below the EU average of 8%, while Malta has the highest proportion at 17%, followed by Belgium and Luxembourg at around 15%.

Cyprus is also the only EU member state identified in the report as having a surplus of teachers, despite the workforce being relatively old.

Older Teachers Remain Highly Satisfied

The teaching profession appears to remain attractive to those already working in it. In 2024, 73% of Cypriot teachers said they were satisfied with their salaries, compared with just 37.3% across the EU. Job satisfaction was also high, reaching 93% in Cyprus versus 90% across the bloc.

The age gap is particularly visible in secondary education, where teachers in Cyprus averaged 46 years old in 2024, compared with 45 across OECD member states. Only 4% were under 30, while 33% were aged 50 or older.

Reform Could Change The System

The findings come as Cyprus moves toward the final stage of its teacher evaluation reform. Until August next year, vacancies will continue to be divided between the old appointment list and the newer system introduced in 2015.

From next September, first-appointment vacancies will be filled exclusively through the new list. The European Commission has meanwhile called for stronger efforts to attract and retain younger teachers, including through better working conditions and greater support for people entering the profession.

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