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Cryptocurrencies extend rally while stocks falter 

Bitcoin and ether continued their historic price run Monday while equities posted a mild correction ahead of next week’s interest rate decision. 

Bitcoin broke yet another record Monday afternoon in New York, hitting a price of $72,846.65, according to Coinbase. The largest cryptocurrency is up close to 5% today and more than 8% over the past week. 

Bitcoin (BTC), which lost 11% last week after clocking an all-time high, managed to hold steady Monday, trading just under $72,300 at time of publication, per Coinbase. 

Read more: Bitcoin sets another all-time high Monday flirting with $72,000

Bitcoin’s rally has spurred a number of liquidations in the derivatives market that…

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