Bitcoin price hits record high in Japan as fresh inflows fuel rally
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bitcoin has hit a record high against the Japanese Yen following a 25 per cent price increase over the last two weeks for the cryptocurrency. Billions of dollars have since poured into the crypto market, helping lift bitcoin’s price by more than $10,000 since the ETFs were approved. “Market momentum continued to be fueled by the high demand for BTC ETFs,” noted Matteo Greco, a research analyst at investment firm Fineqia International. “Throughout last week, the cumulative net inflow into BTC ETFs totaled about $2.3 billion, nearly doubling the $1.2 billion recorded in the previous week, and accounting for almost half of the total net inflow since inception, which currently stands at roughly $5 billion.” Recent estimates from the multi-national bank Standard Chartered projected that between $50 billion to $100 billion of institutional investment could enter the crypto market this year, with one analyst at the bank claiming it could push bitcoin’s price towards $200,000 by next year.