Bitcoin rose to about $51,000 and touched the highest level in more than two weeks, buoyed by wider positive sentiment in financial markets. The largest cryptocurrency has advanced some 4% over the past two days and at one point reached $51,524 on Friday in Asian trading.
Ether, the second-largest token, was near $4,100. Risk ardor has improved in global markets, evidenced by a record-high close for the S&P 500 on Thursday.
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