Bitcoin trades above $11,000, after 10% weekend jump

By Tom Wilson and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin tested 15-month highs on Monday after jumping more than 10% over the weekend, with analysts ascribing the spike to growing optimism over the adoption of cryptocurrencies after Facebook unveiled its Libra digital coin. The original cryptocurrency hit $11,247.62 on the Bitstamp exchange late on Sunday, its highest since March last year

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