"The world’s most popular cryptocurrency sank below the $10,000 mark early in March and hasn’t been able to mount a comeback since. As of 2:50 p.m. Eastern, the token is valued at $8,601 down from a high of $9,022 it saw earlier on Friday, according to CoinMarketCap. But Robert Sluymer, the managing director and technical strategist at investment research firm Fundstrat Global Advisors, told CNBC that Bitcoin’s price has spiked every year following Blockchain Week, which could give it the boost it needs to reach highs of $10,000."