By WSJ Staff
The price of bitcoin rose to a fresh peak near $112,000, extending a recent rally.
-- The digital token rose as high as $111,875 in overnight trading, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index.
-- It had set new records for both end-of-day and intraday levels on Wednesday.
-- Earlier this week, a bill backed by the crypto industry passed a key procedural vote in the Senate.
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