Soaring Bitcoin set for sharpest monthly jump since 2020

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Bitcoin headed for its biggest monthly gain in more than three years on Thursday and is within range of a record high as cash rushing to listed bitcoin funds propels a strong rally.

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation was firm in Asia morning trade at $62,000, having changed hands at as high as $63,933 overnight. Its monthly gain is more than 45%, the largest since December 2020.

It is pulling the smaller ether along for the ride — it last bought $3,429, up 50% in February.

The momentum suggested «a test and likely break» of $69,000, said Tony Sycamore, an analyst at brokerage IG Markets, which would put bitcoin beyond its record high set in the heady days of crypto peaks in November 2021.

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The head of Coinbase Global said the exchange was dealing with a surge in traffic.

The approval and launch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. this year has opened the asset class to new investors and reignited the excitement that was sapped when prices collapsed in the «crypto winter» of 2022.

LSEG data showed flows into the 10 largest spot bitcoin ETFs brought in $420 million on Tuesday alone, the most in almost two weeks. The three most popular, run by Grayscale, Fidelity and BlackRock, saw volumes surge.

Traders have also poured into bitcoin ahead of April's halving event — process that takes