On the afternoon of October 20, the price of the first cryptocurrency reached $66, a new historical high.
The total capitalization of the asset exceeded $470 billion.
Such a sharp jump occurred after bitcoin futures ETFs began trading on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time on October 19.
Crypto-enthusiasts have been waiting for this event for more than 7 years, and it naturally led to a sharp growth of bitcoin, since it was actually legalized for the first time in the USA, equated to securities.
