Bitcoin's Holiday Hypergrowth
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- ๐ Bitcoin surges. Bitcoin pushed past $42K on Monday, igniting the BTC community and pushing up gains across the ecosystem.
- ๐ธ๐ป El Salvador breaks even. President Nayib Bukele's BTC bet broke even as Bitcoin surged further. The country holds more than $130M in BTC.
- ๐ Crypto stocks climb. MicroStrategy and Coinbase both saw substantial gains Monday, up 5.5% and 6.7%, respectively, as bull market euphoria grew.
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๐ Good tidings for Crypto? Crypto markets have gotten off to a strong start this December, with Bitcoin breaking out above $40,000 and Ether blowing past $2,000! Bullish momentum is building, but is the Santa rally secured?
Prices as of 4pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $1.55T | โ 3.6% | โ 10.7% |
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BTC $42,228 | โ 5.7% | โ 14.2% |
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ETH $2,248 | โ 1.6% | โ 11.7% |
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