Bitcoin and Ethereum prices jump to new records

By Rob McLean, CNN Enterprise

Two cryptocurrencies hit new milestones Monday night.

Bitcoin hit an all-time excessive of $67,673.74 on Monday, according to CoinMarketCap. That’s only a few weeks after it hit a earlier high of nearly $67,000 earlier than sliding as much as 12%.

In the meantime, Ethereum additionally hit a file — rising to $4,822.36, according to CoinMarketCap.

The market has been fairly bullish on Bitcoin. Regardless of greater than 13,000 cryptocurrencies listed on CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin stays the dominant digital forex.

Some buyers have predicted even greater positive factors for Bitcoin, regardless of continued criticism of the cryptocurrency by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who has called the coin “worthless.”

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, which started buying and selling late final month, was up 10.95% on Monday.

– CNN Enterprise’ Paul R. La Monica contributed to this report

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