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Bitcoin Resumes Rise After Digital Proponent Selected for SEC

(Bloomberg) -- Cryptocurrency speculators kept Bitcoin in sight of the landmark $100,000 after digital-asset proponent Paul Atkins was selected by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission.Most Read from BloombergAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsThe original digital asset erased earlier losses to trade about 1% higher at around $97,300 as of 2:58 p.m. Wednesday in New Y