Market · December 16, 2020

Bitcoin breaks $20,000 for the first time

Price at event

$21,352

Today

$61,577

Since then

×2.9

BTC surpasses its 2017 record to trade above $20,000 for the first time ever, confirming the start of the 2020–2021 institutional-led bull market.

⸺ Sources ⸺

newsTechCrunch — Bitcoin passes $20K and reaches all-time high ↗

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