Bitcoin on Way for Weekly Loss on Fading Stimulus Hopes
Bitcoin slipped on Friday as it looked sure to close the week at a loss in the remaining three days of trading. The benchmark cryptocurrency was down $230, or 2 percent, to $11,279 per token by 0456 UTC. It lost 0.7 percent so far in the week. Its downside mood resurfaced as the US dollar surged and hopes of finalizing the second coronavirus deal before the presidential election faded. The US dollar index was looking […]
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Cryptocurrencies rallied Wednesday, led by gains in the Bitcoin and the Ethereum markets as traders pinned hopes on additional stimulus packages in the United States. The cost to purchase one Bitcoin shot past $36,000 while Ethereum’s native token Ether notched a new record high at $1,574. Other large-cap tokens, including Polkadot’s DOT, Litecoin’s LTC, and […]
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