The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has risen by 1.87% to $24,630.69 at 9 am Sydney time.
Bitcoin currently has a market capitalisation of $475.81 billion.
Bitcoin’s closest peer Ethereum (ETH) is currently higher by 1.74%, trading at $1,702.63
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.