(Reuters) – rose to $70,206 at 20:03 GMT on Monday, adding $3,931 to its previous close.
The world's largest and most well-known cryptocurrency is up 82.3% from the year's low of $38,505 on January 23.
Ether, the currency linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 13.3% on Monday to $3,500.
The approval and launch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the US this year opened the asset class to new investors and reignited enthusiasm that evaporated when prices collapsed in the “crypto winter” of 2022.
