Bitcoin hits all-time high for second straight day

It's been a ride on a rocket ship the past few days as Bitcoin has experienced a rise of around 13 percent over the past 24 hours and is up over 30 percent for the week. 

The price of Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $5,856.10 this morning after experiencing a new high of $5,363 yesterday.  Bitcoin began the session today at $5,439 before vaulting to the new high in less than 3 hours of trading. 

​Click the following link to view the chart provided by coindesk.com: 

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