The world’s largest cryptocurrency is on a tear. Bitcoin shot over $ 120,000 for the first time in history to achieve a new all-time high of almost $ 123,000 in the early Monday morning. Binance. The cryptocurrency recorded a daily jump of about 3% and a weekly win of more than 12%.
Bitcoin’s Monday Surge follows a number of recent heights. After the world’s largest cryptocurrency hovered more than 110,000 US dollars for more than a month, the worldwide new cryptocurrency has re -achieved records on Thursday and until the weekend in a corresponding rally on the stock exchange.
Bitcoin’s price jump is also in the middle of a demand from institutional investors who are more likely to invest in crypto by digital asset products offered by established Wall Street companies. Krypto -ETFS from the Asset Management -Riese Black rock According to the Crypto Investment company Coinshares, an influx of more than 2.4 billion US dollars last week.
EthereumThe second largest cryptocurrency after market capitalization rose by almost 3%last day to attribute over $ 3,000. It rose by 20% last week. Despite the profits of the two largest cryptocurrencies, the overall market capitalization of all digital assets had decreased by 0.5% day over day to around 3.87 trillion.
Overall, Crypto ETFs recorded an inflow of $ 3.7 billion last week, the second largest week, which according to Coinshares records.
James Butterfill, head of research at Coinshares, attributed the booming demand for Bitcoin to “political developments and signals from the Federal Reserve”.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released minutes for its meeting in June. Officials largely agreed that interest rates would be reduced at some point this year. “Most of the participants have found that a certain reduction in the target area for the federal fund rate would probably be appropriate this year” Summary of the meeting.
In the meantime, positive political developments for crypto in the congress have received the enthusiasm of investors, said Butterfill. The house will vote on this week Genius ActA legislative template that would regulate stable coins that the Senate passed in June. It is also coordinated by the Clarity Act, legislation that determines how US financial authorities should regulate digital assets.
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