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SINGAPORE : Cyrptocurrency bitcoin leapt as much as 14 per cent to a 2-1/2 year high of $34,283 in early Asia hours on Tuesday, on speculation that the U.S. could soon approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
Bitcoin was last up 10 per cent at $33,030. Smaller rival ether was up 6 per cent at $1,763.
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