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.
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