**Cryptocurrency News**
**Prices**
- CoinDesk 20 Index: 2,119.85 (+1.91%)
- Bitcoin (BTC): $68,334.71 (-0.07%)
- Ethereum (ETH): $2,708.13 (+2.27%)
**Major Events**
- Bitcoin surpassed $69,000, then fell to $68,350. BTC’s rise pushed the entire crypto market higher.
- ApeCoin (APE) doubled in price, reaching $1.5 for the first time since April. The growth is due to the launch of the ApeChain network and the possibility of staking.
- Legal & General plans to tokenize its funds, following the example of BlackRock and other large financial companies.
**Additional News**
- Gold hits a record price of $2,736 per ounce. This could indicate a possible shift by investors to BTC in a low yield environment.
**Source: CoinDesk**