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Bitcoin Climbs Higher After Surging Through $8,000 Level

As reported on Bloomberg, “Bitcoin climbed to the highest since November after breaching the $8,000 price level. “Concerns about an escalation in the conflict between the U.S. and Iran are seen as contributing to the rally in Bitcoin, which is not managed by a government. “’Bitcoin and gold are well supported due to rising tensions between the U.S. […]

By Chris Sykora · January 8, 2020
Bitcoin Climbs Higher After Surging Through $8,000 Level

As reported on Bloomberg, “Bitcoin climbed to the highest since November after breaching the $8,000 price level.

“Concerns about an escalation in the conflict between the U.S. and Iran are seen as contributing to the rally in Bitcoin, which is not managed by a government.

“’Bitcoin and gold are well supported due to rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran,’ said Emmanuel Goh, who runs crypto derivatives tracker Skew. ‘Professional investors are also back from the Christmas break and starting to deploy capital — this is called the January effect in the stock market.’”