{"id":34375,"date":"2021-01-06T10:20:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T08:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=34375"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:12:37","slug":"bitcoin-price-breaches-35000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bitcoin-price-breaches-35000\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin price breaches $35,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The price of the leading cryptocurrency has again set a new all-time high. Bitcoin settled above the $35,000 mark.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the flagship of the market was trading around $35,200. The market capitalisation of digital gold stands at $654.5 billion (according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CoinGecko<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_121346\" style=\"width: 1521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121346\" class=\"wp-image-121346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-386.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin price breached the $35,000 level\" width=\"1511\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-386.png 1511w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-386-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-386-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-386-768x423.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1511px) 100vw, 1511px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-121346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bitcoin price dynamics since the start of 2021. Hourly BTC\/USD chart from Bitstamp on TradingView.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bitcoin price is trading roughly 80% above the peak of the previous rally, reached at the end of 2017 at the $20,000 mark.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_121347\" style=\"width: 1822px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121347\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121347\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-354.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin price breached the $35,000 level\" width=\"1812\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-354.png 1812w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-354-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-354-1024x459.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-354-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-354-1536x689.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1812px) 100vw, 1812px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-121347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly BTC\/USD chart for Bitstamp from TradingView.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The continuation of Bitcoin&apos;s rapid rise has positively affected prices of other crypto assets, including Ethereum. The latter is trading above $1,100. Among the top ten, XRP fell slightly amid <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/another-lawsuit-filed-against-ripple\">a new lawsuit against Ripple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_121348\" style=\"width: 955px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121348\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121348\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-212.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin price breached the $35,000 level\" width=\"945\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-212.png 945w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-212-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-212-768x571.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-121348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Data: cryptocurrency rates from ForkLog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many social media users expressed unabashed joy at what is happening in the market. Some recalled the well-known Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy ATH!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 Preview of the 100k <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> Party, feat. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterSchiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeterSchiff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also attending <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxkeiser?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@maxkeiser<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michael_saylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michael_saylor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saifedean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@saifedean<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Excellion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Excellion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pierre_rochard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pierre_rochard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bitstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bitstein<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APompliano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@APompliano<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephanlivera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stephanlivera<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterMcCormack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeterMcCormack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhalePanda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhalePanda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adam3us?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adam3us<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giacomozucco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@giacomozucco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lopp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lopp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francispouliot_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@francispouliot_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/udiWertheimer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@udiWertheimer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7YV6U9kGbn\">pic.twitter.com\/7YV6U9kGbn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitcoin Meme Hub \ud83d\udd1e (@BitcoinMemeHub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMemeHub\/status\/1346701297357975557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the financial giant JPMorgan <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/jpmorgan-forecasts-bitcoin-at-146000\">predicted<\/a> Bitcoin price would rise to $146,000.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to 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>The price of the leading cryptocurrency has again set a new all-time high. 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