Crypto rally lifts ether to new record, bitcoin to near 3-week high
Bitcoin rallied toward its all-time high on Monday and ether climbed to a fresh record as cryptocurrencies rode a wave of momentum, flows, favourable news and inflation fears.
Bitcoin jumped more than 4% to as high as $66,170, approaching the unprecedented $67,016.50 level reached on Oct. 20, while ether - which underpins the ethereum network - sat at a record top of $4,768.07.
Ether is up around 59% since the start of October and bitcoin about 51% as investors have cheered last month's launch of a U.S. futures-based bitcoin exchange-traded fund and sought exposure to an asset class sometimes regarded as an inflation hedge.
Reference: Reuters
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