Bitcoin price passes $66K in new all-time high
Bitcoin's 52 week range: $64,888 to $11,905
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Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high on Wednesday trading above the $66,000 level one day after the launch of the first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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BITO | PROSHARES TRUST BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF | 23.76 | +1.19 | +5.27% |
U.S. stocks also rallied in tandem. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also hit a new high Wednesday afternoon, with the S&P 500 just shy of its.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
---|---|---|---|---|
I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 40589.34 | +654.27 | +1.64% |
SP500 | S&P 500 | 5459.1 | +59.88 | +1.11% |
The world's largest cryptocurrency by market value hit $66,974.77 in tandem with the start of U.S. stock trading, as tracked by Coindesk.
Bitcoin Foundation Chairman Brock Pierce described the approval of the ETF as a "watershed" moment ushering in an "era where retail investors can invest directly into Bitcoin."
Before Wednesday, the 52-week range has lofted between $64,888 and $11,905.
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