The Bitcoin Price Breaches $55K In An Exciting Run
Bitcoin breached $55,000 for the first time since May — is a new all-time high coming soon?Summary Of The WeekAs the week started with a sea of green candles, bitcoin’s price breached $50,000 for the first time since early September and then went on to breach $55,000 for the first time since May. Bitcoin seems poised to rally throughout the rest of the year as more institutional support gathered over the last week, which is always a good sign. Here’s what happened in Bitcoin this week:Bullish News To Drive The Price UpMonday started off with bullish news from El Salvador when their....
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