Bitcoin rose above $43,000 during the European morning on Friday, maintaining gains of around 2% over the past 24 hours. The CoinDesk 20 index, which provides weighted performance for the best digital assets, rose more than 3.2%, led by Chainlink’s LINK. link It surpassed $18, hitting a 22-month high. It has risen nearly 30% in the past week, comfortably beating major cryptocurrencies such as BTC and ETH. The rally follows the strength of a three-month range where it hovered between $13 and $17, signaling a continued recovery from its June 2023 low near $5.