Cryptocurrency Price Movements Today: Bitcoin Back Above $63,000 – Investopedia

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Bitcoin (BTC) was back above $63,000 for the first time in two weeks on Monday, up more than 15% from the lows of last week.

Some of that price momentum is likely associated with the viewpoint that the re-election of former President Donald Trump, who has lately become viewed as a stronger supporter of cryptocurrency, is more likely. Trump has indicated he will attend a bitcoin conference in Nashville later this month, according to conference organizers.

Bitcoins price is positively correlated with the probability of a Trump Presidency and will remain sensitive to election updates, said analysts from brokerage firm Bernstein in a report, according to The Block. The report also offered upbeat scenarios for bitcoin-mining stocks, including their diversification into artificial intelligence.

Crypto-related stocks also saw gains in trading Monday. MicroStrategy (MSTR), one of the largest corporate bitcoin investors, saw its shares rise more than 16% while Coinbase (COIN) and miner Marathon Digital (MARA) shares jumped 11% and 18%, respectively.

Bitcoin has found another supporter in BlackRock (BLK) CEO Larry Fink, who went from being a self-proclaimed "proud skeptic" to a "major believer."

"Im not trying to say theres not misuses, like everything else, but it is a legitimate financial instrument that allows you to have non-correlated type of returns, Fink told CNBC in an interview Monday, adding that he is "a major believer that theres a role for bitcoin in portfolios."

BlackRock's spot bitcoin exchange traded fundiShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)has been one of the category's most-successful products. The fund secured almost $4 billion in net inflows in the second quarter, and roughly $18 billion since it began trading.

Cumulative spot bitcoin ETF net inflows hit of $15.8 billion on Friday. The products gathered about $1.4 billion in the entire week, effectively canceling out pressure from German authorities selling cryptocurrency it had seized.

A drag on the price of bitcoin has also been removed, as Germany's on-chain bitcoin balance is now about zero. Based on data from Arkham Intelligence, Germany sold 42,000 bitcoin, worth around $2.4 billion, in one week.

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Cryptocurrency Price Movements Today: Bitcoin Back Above $63,000 - Investopedia