Bitcoin tops $110,000 for first time as US optimism lifts crypto
Bitcoin has crossed $110,000, reaching a new record. Optimism grew after US senate considered a stablecoin bill. Michael Saylor's Strategy and other digital-asset firms are buying Bitcoin.
Synopsis Bitcoin has crossed $110,000, reaching a new record. Optimism grew after US senate considered a stablecoin bill. Michael Saylor's Strategy and other digital-asset firms are buying Bitcoin. Some companies are using bonds and stocks to fund purchases. Traders are focusing on Bitcoin positions expiring in June. Experts suggest a sustained break above $110,000 could lead to $125,000. Bitcoin surpassed $110,000 for the first time to head toward another record high, with traders increasingly bullish on the prospects of the original cryptocurrency.
ADVERTISEMENT Bitcoin climbed as much as 2.2% in early Asian trading on Thursday to hit $110,707, before paring gains, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
A wave of optimism is buoying Bitcoin after the advancement of a key stablecoin bill in the US senate fueled hopes of greater regulatory clarity for crypto operators. Surging demand from Michael Saylor's Strategy — which has stockpiled over $50 billion worth of Bitcoin — and a growing list of digital-asset hoarders is another driving force behind the rally.
'It has been a slow motion grind into new all-time highs,' said Joshua Lim, global co-head of markets at FalconX Ltd. 'There's no shortage of demand for BTC from SPAC and PIPE deals, which is manifesting in the premium on Coinbase spot prices.'Such buyers include a flurry of obscure small-cap companies and public firms newly formed by crypto heavyweights which are financing their purchases by offering anything from convertible bonds to preferred stocks to finance.
ADVERTISEMENT An affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald LP is working with stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings SA and SoftBank Group to launch Twenty One Capital Inc., a company that emulates Strategy's business model. A subsidiary of Strive Enterprises Inc. co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy is merging with Nasdaq-listed Asset Entities Inc. to form a Bitcoin treasury company.In options markets, traders built eye-catching Bitcoin positions earlier this week with the $110,000, $120,000 and $300,000 calls expiring on June 27 logging the most open interest — or number of outstanding contracts — on Deribit, the derivatives exchange.
ADVERTISEMENT Tony Sycamore, market analyst at IG, said in a note that the fresh record shows that Bitcoin's steep decline from a previous high set on Jan. 20 to below $75,000 in April was 'a correction within a bull market.''A sustained break above $110,000 is needed to trigger the next leg higher towards $125,000,' he added.Bitcoin's latest milestone comes as Trump prepares to meet with the biggest holders of his memecoin at a dinner at his golf club just outside Washington on Thursday. The event has raised concerns among ethics experts, who argue that it offers access through transactions that directly benefit the president, and has sparked criticism over the potential conflict of interest.
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