As of 8 a.m. ET, the price of bitcoin, or 1 BTC, was $66,418.81. The crypto’s highest intraday price in the past year was $73,750.07 on March 14, 2024. The chart above pulls data as of 8 a.m. ET daily and doesn’t display intraday highs or lows.

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Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $73,750.07 on March 14, 2024. The lowest intraday price it traded in the past year was $29,481.75 on Oct. 21, 2023. Bitcoin is up 128% year over year. The original cryptocurrency debuted in January 2009.

On Monday, the price of bitcoin shot up past $69,000, before correcting to $67,510, where it is currently sitting at the time of writing. While this sharp plunge worried many in the crypto space, others say that the bitcoin market simply overheated and there is no reason to worry.

On October 21, open interest in Bitcoin derivatives reached an unprecedented high, indicating a robust engagement in the market as the price of Bitcoin approached the $70,000 threshold. CoinGlass reported that the open interest (OI) on Bitcoin futures contracts had escalated to a record $40.

A group of BTC miners, including Riot Platforms, Clean Spark, and Mara Holdings, is throwing their weight behind the new Bitcoin Voter PAC, as competition intensifies to influence the outcome of the 2024 election.

BTC dropped below $50,000 but rebounded above $54,000. Resistance was confirmed at $61,400, leading to a pullback. Overbought RSI hints at a limited upside before