As Strategy, the world's largest bitcoin-holding corporations, moved to make additional purchases, virtual asset prices are trending higher.

As of 8:23 a.m. on the 6th, bitcoin was at $68,700 on CoinMarketCap, a global coin price tracking site, up 2.04% from 24 hours earlier.

A price chart reflects on the floor where a Bitcoin model is placed at the Bithumb Lounge Gangnam Main Branch in Seocho-gu, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. /Courtesy of News1

Ethereum, the No. 2 by market cap, is up 2.05% and trading at $2,107. Binance Coin, No. 4 by market cap, is up 1.30% at $601, while Ripple, No. 5 by market cap, is up 0.74% and trading at $1.32.

Recently, Strategy, the world's largest bitcoin-holding corporations, additionally accumulated 44,000 bitcoins. U.S. heavyweight investment bank Morgan Stanley received approval for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). These factors are viewed as positives, pushing up virtual asset prices.

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