Bitcoin breaks all-time high

Bitcoin breaks all-time high

The price of Bitcoin reached an all-time high today.

The price of bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high for the first time in over six months this Wednesday morning, October 20, as investors rallied around the blockbuster debut of the first-ever bitcoin cryptocurrency futures exchange-traded fund.

The price of bitcoin jumped more than 4% to $66,140 shortly before 10 a.m. EDT this morning, surpassing a record high of about $64,800 set on April 14. The record comes after a very positive October for bitcoin as it began the month valued at around $43,000, gaining almost half its price over again since.

With this latest boost, bitcoin prices have now skyrocketed nearly 20% over the past week amid fervour for the debut of the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, which posted roughly $1 billion in volume and rose 4.7% during its first day of trading on Tuesday, October 19.

New exchange-traded fund “supercharges” the price of the cryptocurrency.

The first-ever bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund launched in the US on Tuesday, in what was touted as a major milestone for the crypto industry that could push it to new record highs.

The ProShares ETF debut on the New York Stock Exchange opened up the market to a new swathe of traders and investors who are interested in cryptocurrencies but are unwilling to buy and sell the tokens directly through exchanges like Bitcoin Up. It offers a more regulated structure for traditional investors, through platforms they are more familiar with.

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