Bitcoin is surging and just crossed the $10,000 mark

Bitcoin surged past $10,000 on Friday evening.
The milestone marks bitcoin's recovery to more than half of its all-time high.
The promise of interest-rate cuts, rising US-Iran tensions, the US-China trade war, and wider interest in cryptocurrencies could be driving the surge.
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Bitcoin surged more than 5% on Friday night to pass $10,00o, marking its recovery to about half of its record high.
Naeem Aslam, the chief market analyst at ThinkMarkets UK, wasn't far off the mark