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Quiet Surge: Bitcoin Price Sets New High Above $6,000
Bitcoin's price has crossed the $5,900 mark for the first time, setting a new all-time high.
By Stan Higgins
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:56 p.m. Published Oct 20, 2017, 3:10 p.m.
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.
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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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Update: This story has been updated to reflect new market data after bitcoin's price rose above $6,000.
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