According to data from CoinMarketCap, the price of the digital currency has surged by over 8.8% in the past 24 hours, crossing a new all-time high (ATH) of $56,000.00 within that time frame.

Currently, the combined market capitalization of the global cryptocurrency market stands at $1.71 trillion. Bitcoin has proven to be a star digital asset in the crypto space, establishing itself as a unicorn responsible for more than 61% of the value of the entire cryptocurrencies. There are over 8,520 in all. Institutional Buy-Ups Paid Off

The embrace of Bitcoin by institutional investors is paying off with a corresponding increase in price. A Bitcoin adoption cycle was notably kickstarted with a move from Jack Dorsey’s backed payment firm, Square Inc, and Michael Saylor’s business intelligence firm, MicroStrategy Inc. back in the second half of 2020.

Since these publicly-listed firms dabbled into the world of Bitcoin, it has led to other firms promptly following their lead. Today, many Wall Street firms are shoring up their balance sheets with Bitcoin, bemoaning the unattractiveness of the US dollar amid unrelenting money printing used for covid-19 stimulus packages.

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