BITCOIN SURGES AS MINERS BACK SEGWIT UPGRADE, ETHEREUM TURNS NEGATIVE

BITCOIN SURGES AS MINERS BACK SEGWIT UPGRADE, ETHEREUM TURNS NEGATIVE CURRENCY TRADERS BITCOIN SURGES Bitcoin traded higher on Friday, after investors cheered data showing bitcoin miners continued to signal support for a software upgrade aimed at speeding up transactions on the bitcoin network. On the U.S.-based GDAX exchange, Bitcoin rose to $2,784.2, up $222.9 or 8.70%.…