Bitcoin breaks through $71,000 to fresh highs | Headlines | News | CoinMarketCap

03/11/2024 15:37
Bitcoin breaks through $71,000 to fresh highs | Headlines | News | CoinMarketCap

The price of bitcoin has surpassed $71,200, an intraday jump of 2.4%, according to The Block’s price page. Bitcoin has broken above the $70,000 mark …

The price of bitcoin has surpassed $71,200, an intraday jump of 2.4%, according to The Block’s price page.

Bitcoin has broken above the $70,000 mark for the second time in the last few days, first surpassing this milestone on March 8.

Bitcoin’s price reached a high above $70,000 then, followed by a swift pullback to the mid-$68,000 range. Over a few days later, it has rebounded to $71,000, setting all-time highs.

Bitcoin’s latest rally has been spurred by the arrival of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US. These ETFs have acquired an additional 177,000 bitcoins since they launched, on top of the 621,000 that Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust — now an ETF — already had, managing 4% of all bitcoins in circulation.

The amount of bitcoin entering circulation is also set to drop in little over a month's …

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