Sunday, Dec. 23 - all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate gains, with Bitcoin's price going above $4,000 again, according to CoinMarketCap data.
At press time, Bitcoin is up nearly four percent on the day, trading at $4,050.
Looking at its weekly chart, the current price is lower than the Friday's high of almost $4,200; but the cryptocurrency is still trading significantly up from $3,294 - the point at which it started this week.
Ripple - the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization - has gained over five percent on the day, trading at $0.374 as of press time.
On the weekly chart, the current price is significantly higher than $0.292, the price at which XRP started the week.
The current price is slightly lower than the high of $0.389 reached on Wednesday.
Ethereum remains the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap, seeing a 15 percent value increase over the last 24 hours.
At press time, ETH is trading at $128, having started the day at $111 and hitting an intra-day high of $133.On the weekly chart, the current price is notably higher than $87, which was the value of ETH on Monday.
Among the top 20 cryptocurrencies, some are reporting more significant growth rates.
The combined market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies has surged to over $135 billion at press time.
Bitcoin Above $4,000 Again as Top Cryptocurrencies See Gains Across the Board
Published on Dec 23, 2018
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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