Bitcoin Hits Highest Price Since June as $3 Billion in Shorts Liquidated

Bitcoin punched above $72,000 Thursday, extending a two-day squeeze that's wiped out the most short positions on record and mounted the first real challenge to a bearish chart that's held since November.

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  1. All-Time High Price: Bitcoin's highest recorded price reached $126,080.00 on October 6, 2025, marking a significant milestone in its market history.
  2. Largest Single-Year Price Gains: Bitcoin experienced an over 8,000% surge in 2011, rising from approximately $0.30 to a peak of $26.90, and a 20x increase in 2017, climbing from under $1,000 to nearly $20,000.
  3. Milestone Price Breakthroughs: Bitcoin first reached $1 in early 2011, crossed $1,000 in 2013, surged to nearly $20,000 in 2017, surpassed $60,000 in 2021, and broke past $100,000 in 2024.

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