[2017-10-20] Quiet Surge: Bitcoin Price Sets New High Above $6,000

[Daniel 666]

The price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, crossing the $6,000 line for the first time.

Markets climbed as high as $6,003.81, according to CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). This figure surpasses the previous all-time high set on October 13, when the price rose to $5,856.10.

BPI data shows that the price climbed more than $200 in the past hour, with markets showing an average price of $5,697 prior to the ramp. At press time, the price of bitcoin is trading at around $5,968.

Figures from CoinMarketCap.com show that some exchanges are currently reporting a price above $6,000, including Bitfinex and Bithumb, the world's two largest exchanges by volume.

Today's move pushes the network's collective market capitalization closer to the $100 billion line. At press time, according to the BPI, bitcoin's market cap is roughly $99.5 billion.






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[Daniel 666]

Bitcoin now give kick to all altcoin and Break 6,000$

[darkangel11]

If we broke another milestone ATH it's going to go up, I'm 100% sure of it. People like round numbers and Always after a huge success like that there's a lot of press coverage and investors start pouring in to join the party.

Bitcoin now give kick to all altcoin and Break 6,000$

Most alts would love to be trading for $600. In reality there's no $6000 in the air for any of them.