Bitcoin braced a sizable advance on Wednesday, rising nearly 5% at one point to just shy of $26,800 alongside a rally in traditional calls as interest rates retreated. Institutional cryptocurrency exchange LMAX Digital noted that trading volume has been trending up across the week but saw a significant increase on Wednesday. “Bitcoin volumes printed $173 million, 59% above 30-day customary volume and ether volumes printed $92 million, 70% above 30-day average volume,” the exchange communicated in a morning note. The uptick for bitcoin’s price and trading volumes stems from traditional markets, said LMAX, “with inventories rallying and the U.S. dollar selling off, cryptocurrencies were able to benefit.”
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