Bitcoin price surpassed $48,000

Amid the launch of trading in spot Bitcoin ETFs on US stock exchanges, the price of the first cryptocurrency exceeded $48,000.

The rapid rise in price is accompanied by a surge in trading volumes.

At the time of writing, the first cryptocurrency is trading around $47,000 (+7% over the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko).

Ahead of its Nasdaq debut, BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) traded 25.6% above its NAV in pre-trading session.

Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart noted that 30 minutes after the start, trading volume for new products exceeded $1.2 billion.

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