Smaller tokens like Ether, Solana and Avalanche also advanced.
Bitcoin topped $72,000 for the first time, advancing for a sixth straight day and taking gains this year to almost 70% on the back of massive inflows into US exchange-traded funds.“It’s a full-on continuation of last week’s trend,” said Vetle Lunde, a senior analyst at K33 Research. “Traders are clearly in a risk-on mode.”
Digital assets scored more wins on Monday, as the London Stock Exchange confirmed it will accept applications for admitting Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded notes and Thailand’s securities regulator said retail investors will be allowed to buy overseas crypto ETFs.
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