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  • 2 years ago
Bitcoin surged to a two-week high after the attempted assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump increased the odds of his winning the upcoming election. The incident has boosted investor confidence in his chances, leading to increased trades betting on his victory. Bitcoin rose more than 8%, surging past $62,000, while Ether was up more than 6% above $3,300. Trump, who has positioned himself as pro-crypto, is expected to speak at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Bitcoin surged to a two-week high after the attempted assassination of U.S. presidential
00:06candidate Donald Trump increased the odds of his winning the upcoming election.
00:11The incident has boosted investor confidence in his chances, leading to increased trades
00:15betting on his victory.
00:16Bitcoin rose more than 8%, surging past $62,000, while Ether was up more than 6% above $3,300.
00:24Trump, who has positioned himself as pro-crypto, is expected to speak at the Bitcoin 2024 conference
00:29in Nashville.
00:30For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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