Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin price today: Latest updates as cryptocurrency hits record high
Bitcoin has risen to fresh new heights on Wednesday, reaching above $36,000 to take its overall market value ahead of both Mastercard and Visa.
The price surge is the latest in a nine month rally for the cryptocurrency, which has seen it rise by more than $31,000 since last March.
Other major cryptocurrencies, including ethereum (ether), litecoin and bitcoin cash have also experienced massive gains in recent months, with some analysts predicting that this may be still only the early stages of a major bull run.
The last major bull run in 2017 saw bitcoin’s price rise from a few thousand dollars to around $20,000, however it was followed by a painful correction.
The notoriously volatile market is prone to sudden movements, as was demonstrated earlier this week when bitcoin fell by around $6,000 in the space of just a few hours.
Follow all the latest news, analysis and market predictions here.
Bitcoin market cap compared
Following the latest price surge, here’s how bitcoin’s overall market value compares to other assets:
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Anthony Cuthbertson6 January 2021 10:42
BREAKING
Bitcoin has just surged to a new all-time high.
Anthony Cuthbertson6 January 2021 09:23
JPMorgan strategists predict more gains to come
A note from the investment banking giant predicted it could rise a further 4.6 times to $146,000.
It is the second bullish prediction made by analysts at a Wall Street bank in recent months, following an even more bold forecast of $300,000 in a Citibank report.
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Anthony Cuthbertson5 January 2021 13:18
Here’s what bitcoin’s recent price rally looks like in context.
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Anthony Cuthbertson5 January 2021 12:57
The massive flash crash on Monday has market analysts wondering whether this is the end to the latest price rally or just a blip at the beginning of the third great bull run in bitcoin’s history.
We’ve spoken to market analysts and cryptocurrency experts to find out if there is a consensus.
Anthony Cuthbertson4 January 2021 18:11
Bitcoin has recovered slightly from the biggest single price drop in its history, which came just hours after hitting a new all-time high.
The cryptocurrency is back trading above $30,000 and appears to have stabilised somewhat from the wild price swings that took it above $34,000 and below $29,000 over the last 24 hours.
Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of blockchain firm Chainlink, told The Independent: “With bitcoin having broken $30,000, I think it’s very likely that the asset will eventually pass $100,000 per coin.”
Anthony Cuthbertson4 January 2021 17:58
After hitting a new all-time high on Wednesday, the price of bitcoin continued to rise on Thursday to $23,586.
A mini flash crash has since knocked around $1,000 from the cryptocurrency’s value but it continues to trade above $22,000, according to CoinMarketCap.
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It represents a 20 per cent gain in just 24 hours, which is all the more remarkable when considering how much one bitcoin was worth back in March.
Rising from below $5,000, bitcoin has seen a nearly 500 per cent gain over the last nine months.
Anthony Cuthbertson17 December 2020 11:13
Snowden’s take on bitcoin
Here’s what the world’s most famous whistleblower has to say about the fortunes of the US dollar compared to cryptocurrency.
Anthony Cuthbertson7 December 2020 17:12
Stability reigns
The price of bitcoin has remained relatively stable over the weekend, hovering between $19,000 and $19,500.
Meanwhile, the US dollar hit its lowest level since April 2018. Some experts have also predicted 2021 to be a bad year for fiat currency.
Anthony Cuthbertson7 December 2020 10:09
Bitcoin rally continues
More gains overnight mean bitcoin is now trading close to $19,500.
The cryptocurrency is less than a couple of hundred dollars away from the all-time high it reached last week. It means that nearly anyone who has ever invested in bitcoin in its 10+ year history – and still holds it – has either broken even or made money.
Speaking of investment, a new report by the deVere Group has found that two-thirds of millennials prefer bitcoin to gold as a safe-haven asset. Here’s what deVere Group CEO Nigel Green has to say:
From Ancient Egypt onwards gold has always had immense value and has long been revered as the ultimate safe-haven. It’s always been a go-to asset in times of political, social and economic uncertainty as it is expected to retain its value or even grow in value when other assets fall, therefore enabling investors to reduce their exposure to losses.
But, as this survey reveals, bitcoin could be dethroned within a generation as millennials and younger investors, who are so-called ‘digital natives’, believe it competes better against gold as a safe-haven asset.
As the world continues to shift towards tech and as millennials become a more dominant part of the world economy, we should expect bitcoin to also take an increasingly influential role in financial markets, especially in regard to being a ‘recession-proof’ asset
Nigel Green, CEO of financial advisory firm deVere Group
Anthony Cuthbertson4 December 2020 08:54
