Bitcoin's Best First-Quarter Performance In Eight Years

This financial year, bitcoin, the oldest and biggest crypto-currency in the world, boomed back in the spotlight to strengthen its digital reputation. Bitcoin ends the first quarter twice the year, compared to the S&P 500's 5.8% profit. Prices doubled in 2021 to date, the best performance of Bitcoin for the first quarter of eight years. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $58,438 as of 04.52 PM IST. Climbing 0.86% over the previous 24 hours.

Some analysts predicted that prices could jump to $70,000 on a 'bull flag' pattern shown in price charts, but opposing analysts criticised the model, saying that the flag was without a pole.

With the March Ides not being realised for hodlers, Bitcoin (BTC) has seen its most successful Q1 in eight years.

For the financial year 2020-21, the BSE Sensex returned around 75%, while gold was flat.

Bitcoin's price jumped in absolute dollars over the three month period, well beyond the next-best quarter of cryptocurrency (around $22,000), in its fourth quarter of 2020. in the first quarter.

The surest bet of cryptocurrency in the past week has pushed back to $60,000, which could lead the analysts to an all-time high in breach of this crucial psychological level. The record price of this month is now $61,557.

It also posted its highest price in the history of $61,700, not only with the largest cryptocurrency rise this time around by almost 30%.

Furthermore, Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon, BlackRock, MasterCard, PayPal, and Visa have all incorporated Bitcoin into their respective ecosystems. PayPal's US crypto holders will be able to pay in cryptocurrencies at any of the company's global merchants.

Meanwhile, ethereum, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, has increased by 1,272.9% in the last year. As of March 31, the digital asset was trading around $1,828 after hitting a low of $130.