The big storyCrypto comebackSOPA Images / GettyThe ink is barely dry on Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction, and bitcoin is already rising like a fresh divorcee.
It marked the highest price for the cryptocurrency since early May 2022, adding to what has quietly been a strong year for bitcoin, writes Insider's Phil Rosen.
After a dreadful 2022 culminating in the downfall of FTX and the aforementioned SBF, bitcoin has been on the up.
While there was plenty of fallout from FTX's bankruptcy, the price of bitcoin has steadily climbed this year.
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