Bitcoin Price Nears $25,000, Hits Six-Month High

Bitcoin touched its highest intraday level in six months on Thursday, coming close to $25,000. The largest cryptocurrency by market value hit about $24,769 during Asian trading hours, [CoinMarketCap data](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/historical-data/) showed. That was up 11% from 24 hours earlier, and the highest intraday level in CoinMarketCap data since August 2022. Prices for other tokens such as ethereum also rose. The surge followed a [jump in U.S. trading Wednesday for digi