U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would resume talks with Iran, and cryptocurrency prices are rising across the board.
As of 8:20 a.m. on the 3rd, on CoinMarketCap, a global cryptocurrency market site, bitcoin was up 1.14% from 24 hours earlier at $63,443.
At the same time, ether, the No. 2 by market cap, was up 2.03% at $1,881. Ripple was up 2.14% at $1.08, and Solana was up 2.12% at $73.4, each being traded.
The rise in cryptocurrency prices is seen as due to expectations of eased tensions in the Middle East. Earlier, on the 2nd (local time), President Trump said talks between the United States and Iran would take place on the afternoon of the 3rd U.S. time, adding, "We'll see if we can reach a deal."
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