The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has risen by 0.84% to $21,322.36 at 9am Sydney time.
Bitcoin currently has a market capitalisation of $410.78 billion.
Bitcoin’s closest peer Ethereum (ETH) is currently higher by 0.070%, trading at $1,581.31
Together Bitcoin and Ethereum make up almost 60% of the total cryptocurrency market.
This means that the prices for Bitcoin and Ethereum can indicate the direction of the market more broadly.