Bitcoin prices enjoyed a notable bounce today, approaching $8,500 as they followed their recent bullish trend. The cryptocurrency rose to an intra-day high of $8,476.79 at roughly 8:45 p.m. EST, CoinDesk data shows. At this point, the digital asset had appreciated roughly 4.6% from its price of $8,104.02 when the rally began around 7 p.m. EST, additional CoinDesk figures reveal. Bitcoin then pulled back somewhat, trading close to $8,400 at the time of this writing, but had still held on to most of the gains it experienced tonight. [Ed note: Investing in cryptocoins or tokens is highly speculative and the market is ... (full story)