Cryptocurrency prices are rising on expectations of easing tensions in the Middle East.

As of 8 a.m. on the 10th, on CoinMarketCap, a global coin market tracker, Bitcoin was trading at $71,905, up 1.27% from 24 hours earlier.

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Ethereum, the No. 2 by market cap, was up 0.51% at $2,198. Solana rose 1.89% to $83, and Ripple was up 0.54% at $1.34, respectively.

Bitcoin hovered around the $70,000 level the previous day amid jitters over a Middle East war cease-fire. It then turned higher after Israel said it would enter direct talks with the Lebanese government.

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