Bitcoin has been steadily gaining value over the past couple of weeks after a series of ups and downs early in the year.

The price of Bitcoin popped to above $48,000 earlier this week, its highest price since the start of the year, when the flagship cryptocurrency began a decline that saw its value fall as low as $35,000.
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