Bitcoin ends a choppy week of trading with prices below $40,000

After starting the year with a surge that took Wall Street by surprise, the volatile cryptocurrency has been range bound in recent days. Bitcoin was trading around $38,280 as of 11:45 a.m. in London, set for a 4.4% drop on the week, the biggest since November.

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  Lost passwords lock millionaires out of their Bitcoin fortunes

  Bitcoin, which has been on an extraordinary and volatile eight-month run, has made a lot of its holders very rich in a short period of time, even as the coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the world economy. But the cryptocurrency’s unusual nature has also meant that many people are locked out of their Bitcoin fortunes as a result of lost or forgotten keys.

  

  JPMorgan sees $146,000-plus bitcoin price as long-term target

  For now, JPMorgan sees headwinds for the largest cryptocurrency, with indicators like a buildup of speculative long positions and an increase in investment wallets holding small amounts of Bitcoin showing potential froth.