**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**