The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has risen by 4.64% to $21,441.10 at 9 am Sydney time.
Bitcoin currently has a market capitalisation of $414.15 billion.
Bitcoin’s closest peer Ethereum (ETH) is currently higher by 5.39%, trading at $1,473.46
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.