Bitcoin Bate Price record at USD $ 112,000 eclipse Amazon

By Hannah Pérez

Bitcoin conquers a new price territory and is crowned as the 5th largest active in the world, surpassing Amazon in market capitalization. The new ATH arrives at the Bitcoin Pizza Day, a historical moment.

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Historical moment for Bitcoin: its price touches USD $ 112,000 establishing new AT.
BTC is crowned as the 5th largest active in the world, surpassing Amazon in market capitalization.
The price record arrives at the Bitcoin Pizza Day, the celebration of the most expensive pizzas in the world.
Today, the 10,000 BTC paid two pizzas 15 years ago more than USD $ 1 billion.

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to conquer new territories and, for the second consecutive day, the largest cryptocurrency in the world ensured a new unprecedented price in the graphics.

The data of Coinmarketcap show that Bitcoin increased price on Thursday towards a maximum close to USD $ 112,000 ensuring a new historical height. In particular, he marked a record at the USD $ 111,970 level in the afternoon (ET) before a slight correction. The price has increased 2.5% in 24 hours and 22% in the last 30 days, according to the source.

The distinguished digital currency had emerged on Wednesday to overcome its high price maximum (ATH) of USD $ 109,115 conquered on January 20, just when Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, before continuing the promotion.

BTC ensures a new AT on May 22, 2025. 24 -hour price chart. Source: Coinmarketcap

The cryptocurrency market had become primarily bassist after the 2024 run that drove BTC on the six digits in the middle of the pressures for tariffs, the fears of recession and a broader uncertain macro panorama.

Bitcoin In particular, a local minimum was sank below USD $ 75,000 in mid -April, but since then has increased almost 50% partly thanks to the flexibility of the Trump administration’s commercial policy.

A cocktail of factors, including the appetite of sovereign institutions, corporations and funds, BitcoinThey have been promoting prices in recent weeks. On Wednesday, the funds quoted in the stock market (ETF) of Bitcoin in cash. UU. They closed their 5th positive session with an entry for USD $ 608.9 million daily, confirming this trend in favor of the upward case.

With the last price record came a new market capitalization of more than USD $ 2.2 billion for Bitcoina figure that placed the cryptocurrency above Amazon In terms of valuation.

In particular, Bitcoin Thursday was crowned as the fifth largest asset in the world in terms of market capitalization, just below Applewith an assessment of USD $ 3 billion, and above Amazonwith an assessment of USD $ 2.15 billion. It stands out as the only digital currency within the top 10 of assets with the greatest capitalization of the world.

Higher assets in the world for market capitalization. Source: CompaniesMarketcap

The rebound also coincided in addition to the celebration of the ‘Bitcoin Pizza Day’, a date on which the crypto community commemorates the first time recorded in the story that Bitcoin It was used as a payment mechanism in the real world.

On May 22, 2010, the Programmer and Early Minero of BitcoinLaszlo Hanunch spent 10,000 BTC for buying a couple of pizzas, in an event that made history. Beyond its pioneer decision to use cryptocurrency in a daily transaction, the event has become a symbol of rapid growth in Bitcoin over time.

What has been an operation of about $ 30, today the same amount of Bitcoin It is equivalent to more than USD $ 1 billion, which reflects a meteoric appreciation within only fifteen years. It doesn’t matter how much it will cost tomorrow, this day is a reminder for enthusiasts that Bitcoin It is a revolution without brake and an unparalleled phenomenon in the history of mankind.

BTC changes hands around USD $ 111,000 at the time of writing these lines, 60% more than a year ago.

Hannah Estefanía Pérez / Diariobitcoin

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