Bitcoin rockets to $66,400, generating $131 million in liquidity.
Bitcoin price rose above $66,000 on Friday, reclaiming its highest market value since early June.
The digital asset went from $64,102 at 13:27 UTC on Thursday to $66,472 at 17:00 UTC. It trades at $66,332 at the time of writing. This is the highest price Bitcoin has reached since early June, shortly after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs for listing on national securities exchanges. According to experts, the first collection of Ethereum ETFs will start early next week. As Bitcoin rose, ETH rose 2.3% on the day to $3,488, and Solana (SOL) rose 7.9% to $169. According to Coinglass, more than $131 million in liquidations occurred in the crypto market in the last 24 hours. This includes 42,000 affected merchants. The increase comes amid a global computer outage that has affected operations at several banks, airlines, television stations and other businesses. The problem came from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, after the company released a flawed update that left several partner computers — including Microsoft Windows-based computers — unable to turn on. Due to the decentralized nature of Bitcoin, the blockchain network is fully operational. “You know what currency was not affected by the widespread cyber outage? Republican Sen. Cynthia Lammis tweeted on Friday. “Viruses by the Numbers”.
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