Bitcoin (BTC) has clocked eight straight days of increasing prices and has surged back above $18,000 for the first time since mid-December.
The cryptocurrency hadn’t recorded such a prolonged winning streak since July 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seven day Bitcoin price chart. Image: CoinMarketCap
Over the last seven days, the price of BTC has increased nearly 8%, with a 4.1% surge in the last 24 hours at the time of writing.
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BTC’s price has fallen nearly 65% over 2022. The wider crypto market also faced headwinds resulting from numerous bankruptcies and collapses in the space over 2022.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/let-s-go-bitcoin-surges-above-18k-to-cap-8-day-winning-streak
