Bitcoin rose as much as 5.5% on Nov 8 to US$66,339, nearing its previous record of about US$67,000. Ether advanced as much as 3% to a new high of US$4,768.
The cryptocurrency market is now worth more than US$3 trillion ($4.05 trillion).
As of 7.38 am in London, the overall market cap of cryptocurrencies hit US$3.01 trillion, according to CoinGecko pricing. The third- and fourth-biggest tokens, Binance Coin and Solana, have added more than 20% in the past seven days; all of the seven biggest coins are up over the last week.
