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Crypto rally lifts ether to new record, bitcoin to near 3-week high
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Posted on November 8, 2021
2 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
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Published by maria gbaf
Posted on November 8, 2021
2 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
Bitcoin and ether surge as crypto rally continues, driven by momentum, favorable news, and inflation concerns. Ether hits a record $4,711.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bitcoin rose to a two-and-a-half-week peak on Monday and ether climbed to a fresh record as cryptocurrencies ride higher on a wave of momentum, flows, favourable news and inflation fears.
Bitcoin was last up about 3% at $65,121 and ether, which underpins the ethereum network, sat at a record top of $4,711.
Ether is up 57% since the start of October and bitcoin about 50% as investors have cheered last month’s launch of a U.S. futures-based bitcoin exchange-traded fund and sought exposure to an asset class sometimes regarded as an inflation hedge.
Falling real yields, as traders brace for inflation, adds to the attractiveness of assets such as gold and cryptocurrencies which do not pay a coupon, said Kyle Rodda, analyst at broker IG Markets, adding that the mood in the sector has also been good.
“Financial institutions want to be a part of it, regulators don’t want to clamp down on it too much,” he said. “We’re almost past the inflection point, where it’s part of the system and its going to be very, very hard to extricate it.”
In recent weeks Australia’s biggest bank has said it will offer crypto trading to retail customers, Singaporean authorities have sounded positive on the asset class and spillover from a positive mood in stocks has also leant support.
Last week New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams said he would take his first three paychecks in bitcoin and signaled his intention to make his city the “center of the cryptocurrency industry” after a similar pledge from Miami’s mayor.
(Reporting by Tom Westbrook; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
The article discusses the recent surge in bitcoin and ether prices due to a crypto rally driven by momentum, news, and inflation fears.
Cryptocurrencies are rising due to favorable news, momentum, and their perception as an inflation hedge.
Ether reached a new record high of $4,711.
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