{"id":5658,"date":"2018-08-28T17:46:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T14:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.media\/?p=5658"},"modified":"2018-08-29T22:36:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T19:36:30","slug":"bitcoin-surges-above-7000-to-a-three-week-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bitcoin-surges-above-7000-to-a-three-week-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Surges Above $7,000 to a Three-Week High"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cryptocurrencies continued to push into bullish territory on Tuesday, August 28, as Bitcoin rose to a three-week high.<\/p>\n

According to data provided by CoinMarketCap, the first currency has surged 5.10% to $7,083, as of 2:30 PM UTC.<\/p>\n

Altcoins are on the rise as well, with the overall market capitalization standing at $230.4 billion at the time of writing, compared to $217 billion on Monday.<\/p>\n

Ethereum, the second-biggest currency by market cap, rose 4.98% to $291.17, while XRP increased 6.61% to $0.349171 and Litecoin was at $61.96 up 7.80%.<\/p>\n

Other biggest gainers include Dash, whose price soared over 25% boosted by the news of wider adoption in Latin America and partnership with Kripto Mobile, IOTA (up 16.38%), NEO (15.74%), and Tron (14.31%).<\/p>\n

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Cryptocurrencies were bolstered on Friday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said<\/a> it would review a decision to reject the applications of Bitcoin exchange traded funds. Prior to that, the SEC rejected nine applications<\/a> from three companies to list their Bitcoin ETF funds, citing concerns about fraud and manipulation of Bitcoin markets.<\/p>\n

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