Bitcoin Rockets to Nearly $124K, But Falls Short of Breaking Record | NYGazet

Bitcoin just came close to setting a new all-time high price, continuing the surging start to "Uptober" amid the U.S. government shutdown.

"Uptober" is off to a roaring start. Bitcoin shot up in price Friday afternoon, rapidly spiking from a price of about $120,000 to a recent peak of $123,855—but fell just short of breaking the all-time price record. Bitcoin was recently trading for $1... [2408 chars]