The price of Bitcoin climbed to a record high of about $69,000 Tuesday morning, continuing a months-long rally and helping to fuel a surge in other cryptocurrencies, as the cryptocurrency keeps ticking upward from its 2023 doldrums.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/65e738945a9e81ace939fa44/Bitcoin-Continues-To-See-Unprecedented-Growth/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=1469&amp;cropY1=74&amp;cropY2=901" alt="Bitcoin Continues To See Unprecedented Growth" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text">The price of Bitcoin hit a record high Tuesday morning, and has now skyrocketed nearly 54% on the <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span class="expanded-caption"> year.</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Bitcoin briefly crossed $69,000 Tuesday morning before falling back to around $67,000 according to <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin/" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin/" aria-label="CoinDesk">CoinDesk</a>, breaking its previous record of $68,990, which it briefly touched in November 2021.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.</em></p>  </div>


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<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/03/04/bitcoin-tops-66000-could-hit-all-time-high-this-week/?sh=3771d09619f3" target="_self" class="color-link" title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/03/04/bitcoin-tops-66000-could-hit-all-time-high-this-week/?sh=3771d09619f3" data-ga-track="InternalLink:https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/03/04/bitcoin-tops-66000-could-hit-all-time-high-this-week/?sh=3771d09619f3" aria-label="Bitcoin Price Tops $67,000—Could Hit All-Time High This Week">Bitcoin Price Tops $67,000—Could Hit All-Time High This Week</a> (Forbes)

The price of Bitcoin hit a record high Tuesday morning, and has now skyrocketed nearly 54% on the year.{ai:summary}<p>Bitcoin hits record high of $69,000, driving surge in cryptocurrencies. Price briefly crosses $69,000 before settling around $67,000. #economy</p>

Bitcoin Price Hits All-Time High Around $69,000

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