Bitcoin market cap surpasses Silver to take eighth spot in global asset rankings
Bitcoin has climbed up the ranks to become the world's eighth most valuable asset by market capitalisation, surpassing silver, CoinDesk reported. The world's largest cryptocurrency reached an all-time high valuation of over $72,000 during the morning hours of US trading on March 11, leading to a market cap of $1.42 trillion. This has now placed it ahead of silver (valued at $1.387 trillion), according to CompaniesMarketCap.
During its historic bull run, Bitcoin had already exceeded the market cap of Meta, now valued at $1.2 trillion. The next target in Bitcoin's ascent is Alphabet, the parent company of Google, currently valued just below $1.7 trillion, the CoinDesk report said. It noted that Bitcoin enthusiasts are setting their sights on gold, the world's most valuable asset with a market cap of $14.7 trillion.
Achieving this milestone would require Bitcoin to increase more than tenfold, surpassing $720,000 per token. Bitcoin has continued its unprecedented surge, driven by a substantial influx of capital into crypto products and the imminent reduction in the digital token's supply growth, as per a Bloomberg report. It achieved an all-time peak of nearly $72,881 on March 11 and maintained a robust position at $72,165 as of 11:25 a.m.
in Singapore on March 12. A recent report by CoinShares International revealed a record $2.7 billion inflow into crypto assets last week, with a significant portion directed towards Bitcoin. Both the token and a gauge of the largest 100 coins have seen a remarkable 70 percent increase in value this year.
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