An electronic display shows the Bitcoin price at the Bithumb customer center in Seocho District, southern Seoul on Tuesday. The price of Bitcoin topped $57,000 for the first time since late 2021, helped by investor demand through exchange-traded funds. The cryptocurrency's value has climbed around 30 percent since the beginning of the year. The extended rally of the most well-known digital asset has driven up interest in smaller tokens.YONHAP
An electronic display shows the Bitcoin price at the Bithumb customer center in Seocho District, southern Seoul on Tuesday.
The price of Bitcoin topped $57,000 for the first time since late 2021, helped by investor demand through exchange-traded funds.
The cryptocurrency's value has climbed around 30 percent since the beginning of the year.
The extended rally of the most well-known digital asset has driven up interest in smaller tokens.
![An electronic display shows the Bitcoin price at the Bithumb customer center in Seocho District, southern Seoul on Tuesday. The price of Bitcoin topped $57,000 for the first time since late 2021, helped by investor demand through exchange-traded funds. The cryptocurrency's value has climbed around 30 percent since the beginning of the year. The extended rally of the most well-known digital asset has driven up interest in smaller tokens. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10371941.webp?imageId=10371941&width=960&height=600&format=jpg)
