Bitcoin (BTC) hit $63,000 on Oct. 19 as the debut of the first regulated Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) saw solid uptake.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting its highest levels since April 16 as the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF ($BITO) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
BITO opened at just under $40, swiftly hitting local highs of $42.09 in price discovery before consolidating.
The strength of the launch served to allay fears that the market would conversely fall into the U.S. open, in what would constitute a classic "buy the rumor, sell the news" event.
Volatility was still rampant at the time of writing, however, with commentators waiting to see what would ultimately become of the ETF's
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