Bitcoin Explodes as Coronavirus-hit US Stocks Hint at Shaky Start

Bitcoin was off to an impressive jump this Thursday as a renewed buying sentiment took its price above $9,000.
The benchmark cryptocurrency established an intraday high just shy of $9,100 following the European opening bell. The sessional gains appeared as traditional markets failed to comfort investors against the rising Coronavirus epidemic in the US and the other leading economies.
Futures linked to the US stock market, for instance, fell sharply by 1 percent, suggesting that equities could o