Bitcoin (BTC) has achieved yet another milestone, soaring to a new all-time high of $70,400 in the Asian trading session today. The cryptocurrency has been on an upward trajectory since the recent authorization of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States. Just last week, BTC breached the $70,000 mark for the first time in history. Stay tuned for more updates on this remarkable development.
Eleanor Ashworth is editor-in-chief at BTCNews. A Cambridge-trained journalist with 18 years across the Financial Times, Reuters and the Telegraph, she joined the crypto beat in 2017 after covering the Bank of England and HM Treasury. She holds the SABEW Best in Business award (2022) and was shortlisted for the British Journalism Awards (2023). At BTCNews she sets the editorial line for Bitcoin and macro markets coverage, with a focus on institutional adoption, regulation and central-bank policy. Based in London.