BTC Hits $4,800 for the First Time in 2019, Top Crypto Markets See Double Digit Growth

Tuesday, April 2 - Bitcoin has pushed over $4,500 for the first time this year, while top crypto markets are solidly in the green for the second day in a row, some seeing major 24-hour growth.

The price of BTC skyrocketed, gaining more than 14 percent in the space of one hour early Tuesday.

Hovering around $4,650 at press time, the coin peaked at $4,849 early on April 2, according to CoinMarketCap stats, before dropping slightly and trading sideways to press time.

In comparison to yesterday's charts, when BTC's price was hovering around $4,100, the market capitalization of the world's top coin has gained almost $10 billion, totalling $82 billion by press time.

BTC is currently up about 13 percent over the past 24-hours.

The coin is now trading at $150 in comparison to yesterday's $140, while its market cap is over $15.8 billion at press time.

Ripple, currently the world's third largest cryptocurrency, is also up 6 percent today, trading around $0.33 by press time.

While yesterday's highest point was at $146 billion, today's peak was at $163 billion, declining to $159.4 billion at press time.24-hour total market capitalization chart.

As for other altcoins, all top 20 currencies except Tezos, ranked 19th and down 4.4 percent, are currently in the green, with many seeing double digit growth on the day.

Litecoin, Cardano, Tron and Monero have seen the most significant gains today, all growing over 10 percent, while other altcoins are up 5 to 10 percent to press time.