Bitcoin Edges Higher as Risk Appetite Lifted by Optimism Over Trade TalksMarket Talk

Bitcoin edges higher as optimism over trade talks between the U.S. and other countries improves appetite for risky assets. President Trump said Thursday that U.S. officials met with Chinese counterparts while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. and South Korea might be able to reach a trade agreement as early as next week. "The investing world is back to hanging onto every word out of the White House, but with such a confusing and often contradictory stance on tariffs, volatility is all we can really guarantee," Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Matt Britzman says in a note. Bitcoin rises 0.8% to $94,235, according to LSEG.([email protected])