Is bitcoin making a comeback?

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The bitcoin market has been on a downward trend until today when it climbed suddenly on to the highest level since November, leading a surge in virtual currencies and ending three months of calm in the $160 billion market.

Traders struggled to pinpoint a reason for the rally, which briefly lifted Bitcoin above $5,000 and increased the value of digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com by about $17 billion in less than an hour.

Shireen Ramjoo, CEO of Liquid Crypto-money
2 Apr 2019 6AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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