The crypto market started this weekend in green, with the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), jumping above USD 61,000 for the first time in almost a month, while the dominant smart contract platform, ethereum (ETH), reached its new all-time high (ATH) against USD.
At 07:12 UTC, BTC trades at USD 60,511, correcting lower from 61,206, reached earlier today. The price is up by almost 5% in a day and more than 2% in a week.
BTC price chart:
At the same time, ETH is up by 4.5% in a day, trading at USD 2,165, after it hit USD 2,198, or its new ATH (per Coingecko) today. The price is up by 1.5% in a week.
Other coins in the top 10 club are up by 1%-16% in a day, with binance coin (BNB) leading the pack.
Reactions:
Elon musk tweet:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1380781539647053826?s=09
Krokz tweet:
https://twitter.com/krokotar/status/1380783121495384065?s=09
Crypto altology:
https://twitter.com/Crypto_Altology/status/1380782880029351938?s=09
https://twitter.com/CoinCornerDanny/status/1380778311534673920?s=09