Bitcoin and Crypto Assets Surge to New Highs as Investor Interest Booms

Bitcoin hit a record high above $72,000 this week, with other major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum also seeing gains
Altcoins like Ripple and Litecoin are rallying, with Ripple up 23% over the last 2 months
Some crypto stocks like MicroStrategy have doubled in price recently, but others like Riot Blockchain have fallen
Bitcoin spot ETFs that launched this year are seeing huge inflows, among the highest across all US ETFs in 2022
The growth of Bitcoin and crypto ETFs echoes the rise of gold ETFs when they first launched years ago