Bitcoin tops $100,000 on trade deal optimism

Bitcoin topped $100,000 on Thursday for the first time since early February, bolstered by a wide-ranging between the and the in a sign that perhaps U.S. President trade war with the rest of the world is easing. By midday, bitcoin was trading at $101,402.19, a 4.8% gain on the day. The world's biggest has clawed its way back into positive territory for the year, although it remains off the all-time high above $109,000 reached in January.