Bitcoin climbed above the $80,000 mark for the first time in more than three months on Monday, tracking a broader risk-on sentiment in global markets as Asian equities edged closer to record highs.
World’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin extended losses on Friday, falling over 6 per cent to about $66,198 as risk aversion, heavy liquidations, weakness in technology stocks, and fears of tighter US monetary policy rattled investors.
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The development comes as a broader risk rally around the US government shutdown buoyed the world’s largest cryptocurrency.
The recovery followed reports of US and Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, which had initially triggered a broad sell-off across the cryptocurrency market.
The spike follows Sunday’s slight increase in Bitcoin’s price by 0.10% to $26,900. After the SEC’s approval of Grayscale’s bitcoin ETF, announced on Friday night, the cryptocurrency community looked excited.
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itcoin slipped back nearly $30,000 per token after the news emerged late on Friday, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Bitcoin trading volume sank by almost $700 billion in April, historically seen as one of the strongest months for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, bringing the biggest average monthly returns, a report showed on Wednesday.
The historic upgrade of Ethereum, known as the 'Merge', last month will create a more energy-efficient network based on the second largest cryptocurrency with a promise to save the environment.
