Bitcoin BTC/USD is up on track after hitting a new all-time high the day after the first United States Bitcoin exchange-traded fund launched following approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin is trading at about $66,136 at press time — the highest price that the coin has ever hit. The previous all-time high was around $64,800 back in April.
Bitcoin is up more than 5% over the last 24 hours, when it was trading at under $63,000.
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As previously reported, Bitcoin started the latest rally shortly after rumors started circulating the SEC was about to approve a Bitcoin futures ETF for trading on the New York Stock Exchange. One trading day later, Bitcoin started approaching its all-time high as the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO began trading.
Many believe Bitcoin is headed much higher than that, with some suggesting it's headed for $80,000 to $85,000. Bloomberg analysts are far from being the only ones to have expressed such opinions.
A panel of industry experts believe Bitcoin is headed for $80,000 as well, while a crypto data expert forecasted resistance at $60,000 would have provided the last buying opportunity before the coin would head for new all-time highs.
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd BRPHF CEO Mike Novogratz also recently said he expects Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market as a whole to pull off another “parabolic move.”
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