Bitcoin Soars Past $45,000 as Crypto Stocks Surge on SEC Bitcoin ETF Approval Hopes
• Bitcoin surpassed $45,000 for the first time in 21 months, adding over 7% in 24 hours • Shares of crypto-related companies like Coinbase, MicroStrategy, Marathon Digital, and Riot Blockchain rose significantly in pre-market trading • Coinbase up 6.34%, MicroStrategy up over 9%, Marathon Digital and Riot Blockchain both over 10% • Bitcoin's surge comes amid anticipation of a spot BTC ETF being approved by the SEC potentially this week • Report suggests SEC could notify ETF sponsors of approvals as early as Tuesday