Bitcoin and Gold Jump as Stocks Dip Amid US Government Shutdown

Popular stores of value like Bitcoin and gold jumped Wednesday, diverging from a spooked stock market that contracted in the wake of the U.S. government’s first shutdown in nearly seven years.  Bitcoin is up 3.6% in the last 24 hours, to $117,293 at writing, reaching its highest price in about two weeks. The token has spiked over 7% since Sunday. Gold, meanwhile, soared to a new all-time high Wednesday morning above $3,922 per ounce, according to Yahoo Finance. It has remained closed to the mark, recently p ...