Bitcoin has crept-over $8,000 in the past two hours since I’ve been up and online and things are looking good. Hope everyone has a good Memorial Day weekend!

Bitcoin Crosses $8,000 as Major Oil Futures See Losses

As Cointelegraph reported earlier today, United States telecom and media giant AT&T is now accepting cryptocurrency for paying phone bills online.

In traditional markets, the United States stock market is seeing discrete losses so far today, with the S&P 500 down 1.19% and the Nasdaq down 1.58% at press time. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), on the other hand, has lost a solid 5.61% on the day at press time.

Major oil futures and indexes are mostly down today, with WTI Crude up 1.05%, Brent Crude up 1.1% and Mars US down 4.85% at press time. The OPEC Basket is down 0.95% and the Canadian Crude Index seen its value loose 8.22% by press time, according to OilPrices.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-approaches-8-000-as-major-oil-futures-see-losses