InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Bitcoin soars past US$13,000 as Facebook’s Libra fuels demand By financialnews_rlv83x - June 26, 2019 0 124 Bitcoin jumped to an 18-month high on Wednesday, as investors looked for safety in alternative investments amid geopolitical tension, and cheered prospects that Facebook Inc’s Libra token could push cryptocurrencies into the mainstream.