The leading cryptocurrency has reached a new all-time high, with its price exceeding $69,000 on the Coinbase exchange.
At its peak, the price reached $69,324. Such levels were last seen 846 days ago, on November 10, 2021.
On Binance, the BTC/USDT rate briefly touched $69,000. At the time of writing, digital gold is trading around $67,570, having increased by more than 50% since the beginning of the year.
MN Trading founder Michaël van de Poppe noted that for the first time in history, a new ATH was reached before, rather than after, the halving.
Many altcoins responded positively to the flagship’s rapid ascent.
In the past 24 hours, Ethereum’s price has increased by 6.5%, approaching $3,800.
Dogecoin has risen by 5.7% in the same period, trading around $0.18.
The total market capitalization stands at $2.63 trillion, according to CoinGecko. Bitcoin’s dominance index is 50.4%.
Previously, the American exchange Coinbase resolved another platform glitch amid the rapid rise in the price of the leading cryptocurrency.
On March 5, Binance reported issues with withdrawals.
