Bitcoin price LIVE: BTC climbs 10% - Switzerland rises as world's 'crypto nation'
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Bitcoin is priced at $6,464 at the start of the day after falling from its high of $6,628 last night.
Ethereum has fallen a little to $462, and Ripple is priced at $0.48, down from $0.50 yesterday.
Bitcoin was boosted yesterday after the Financial Times revealed that Switzerland could yet become the global capital for crypto with the emerging industry getting full access to conventional banking services by the end of the year.
Switzerland’s fast-growing cryptocurrency industry could have full access to conventional banking services by the end of the year, a Swiss expert has said.