{"id":30469,"date":"2020-10-21T19:15:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T16:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=30469"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:27:14","slug":"bitcoin-hits-2020-high-above-13000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bitcoin-hits-2020-high-above-13000\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin hits 2020 high above $13,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the early hours of Thursday, October 22, the price of the first cryptocurrency briefly surpassed the $13,100 mark. This was a record high for the year.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?12\" data-telegram-post=\"forklog\/15607\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The rise was accompanied by increased activity in the bitcoin futures market.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of publication BTC was trading around $12,800.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In 24 hours, Bitcoin rose 6.4%, over the last seven days \u2013 11.6%. The asset&#8217;s capitalization rose to $236.4 billion, and the dominance index surpassed 60%.<\/p>\n<p>The most liquid altcoins have recently tended to follow Bitcoin. To some extent the scenario is repeating: Ethereum (ETH) rose 5.6% in 24 hours to $394, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) up 6.4% to $260.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/paypal-to-enable-buying-selling-and-holding-bitcoin-and-other-cryptocurrencies\">In the wake of PayPal&#8217;s announcement<\/a> Litecoin&#8217;s price rose more than 11%, approaching $53.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?12\" data-telegram-post=\"forklog\/15602\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>XRP, Binance Coin (BNB), Chainlink (LINK), Polkadot (DOT) and Cardano (ADA) were also in the green over 24 hours, but on a seven-day basis they remain in the red.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_114017\" style=\"width: 1611px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114017\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114017\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-www.coingecko.com-2020.10.21-19_10_15.png\" alt=\"\u0411\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043b \u043c\u0430\u043a\u0441\u0438\u043c\u0443\u043c 2020 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0442\u043c\u0435\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0445 \u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435 $13 000\" width=\"1601\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-www.coingecko.com-2020.10.21-19_10_15.png 1601w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-www.coingecko.com-2020.10.21-19_10_15-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-www.coingecko.com-2020.10.21-19_10_15-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-www.coingecko.com-2020.10.21-19_10_15-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-www.coingecko.com-2020.10.21-19_10_15-1536x739.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1601px) 100vw, 1601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-114017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Coingecko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>PayPal <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/paypal-to-enable-buying-selling-and-holding-bitcoin-and-other-cryptocurrencies\">has confirmed<\/a> the forthcoming launch of a service enabling the purchase, sale and custody of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forkloglive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ForkLog FEED<\/a> \u2014 the full news feed, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news and polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early hours of Thursday, October 22, the price of the first cryptocurrency briefly surpassed $13,100. 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