Bitcoin price nears all-time high above $64,000

On October 19, bitcoin prices approached an all-time high, briefly reaching $64,486 amid start of trading of the first U.S. futures-based ETF from ProShares.

As of writing, bitcoin was trading around $64,000. The asset’s market capitalization reached $1.2 trillion, according to CoinGecko.

Analyst Larry Cermak of The Block recalled the all-time high across crypto exchanges on April 14, 2021.

Alright, let’s do some ATH porn. On April 14, BTC reached:

Coinbase: $64,899
Bitstamp: $64,895
FTX: $64,887
Binance: $64,854
OKEx: $64,847
Huobi: $64,843
Bitfinex: $64,829

— Larry Cermak (@lawmaster) October 19, 2021

As Bloomberg reported on October 15, the price of digital gold rose above $60,000 on the approval of launching a bitcoin-futures-based ETF.

Analysts disagreed on the likely impact of this event on the asset’s price.

Read ForkLog’s bitcoin news in our Telegram — news on cryptocurrencies, prices and analytics.