Bitcoin started the new week on strong note, finishing higher on Monday amid speculative bets against Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen’s confirmation hearing in Washington, where she will make a case for large-scale fiscal budgets to cushion the economic fallout led by COVID-19. The flagship cryptocurrency, which has earned itself the tag of “digital gold” for its anti-inflation similarities with the yellow metal, surged 2.23 percent to finish near $36,616 on Monday. Its upside move […]