Bitcoin Breaks $3,600 Price Point, Some Top Cryptos See Double-Digit Gains

Friday, Feb. 8 - Bitcoin has broken the $3,600 price point, with all of the top 20 digital currencies making significant gains on the day, according to data from Coin360.

In the middle of the day, BTC spiked above the $3,450 mark and at press time the leading cryptocurrency is trading at around $3,640, making a 7.03 percent percent upturn over the day.

On its weekly chart, BTC started the week at around $3,493 on Feb. 1, dipping as low as $3,398 on Feb. 7.Bitcoin 7-day price chart.

The largest altcoin in terms of market capitalization - which is currently around $12.7 billion - is up 0.11 percent on the week, while its monthly loss is around 16 percent.

The third largest coin, Ethereum, has jumped by over 13 percent on the day, and is now trading around $117.75.

At press time, ETH's market capitalization is around $12.33 billion, just under 400 million short of XRP's.Ethereum 7-day price chart.

On the top 20 coins list, Litecoin is the major gainer over the last day, having increased by nearly 25 percent and trading at $41.926 at press time.

The total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies is around $120.3 billion, while in the beginning of the day it was around $111.6 billion, according to CoinMarketCap.

The gold price has remained solid on the day, hovering over the $1,300 mark.

At press time, gold has gained almost four percent, with its highest price point on the day of around $1,314 and a low of $1,307.