Bitcoin rose in price to $66 thousand for the first time in history

Bitcoin quotes on Wednesday, October 20, updated their all-time high - the cryptocurrency crossed the threshold, first at $65, and then at $66,000.

According to Investing.com , as of 17.07 Moscow time, Bitcoin was trading at $66,007 per unit of cryptocurrency. Since the beginning of trading, its price has grown by 5.4%, or more than $3,000.

Bitcoin is growing on the success of the bitcoin ETF - on the first day of trading, it showed the second-ever turnover of the debut day after the BlackRock carbon ESG fund: the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF securities at the auction on October 19 rose by 4.9%, more than 24 million shares changed owners, and turnover approached $1 billion.

Even before the launch of the Bitcoin ETF, analysts interviewed by RBC predicted the growth of the cryptocurrency before the end of the year. This is facilitated, in particular, by the SEC’s promise to ban cryptocurrencies and “nightmare” the industry in any other way. In addition, experts note that the current economic situation in the world is pushing investors to invest in risky assets, including cryptocurrencies.