Bitcoin Approaching USD 28K with Market Capitalization Over USD 0.5 Trillion
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC) accelerated its rally, hitting USD 25,000, USD 26,000, and USD 27,000 in less than a day and is now approaching USD 28,000, while its market capitalization jumped above USD 0,5 trillion.
At the time of writing (08:22 UTC), BTC trades at USD 27,838 and is up by 12% in a day and 18% in a week. The price rallied by 61% in a week and 277% in a year.
BTC price chart:

BTC is the best performing cryptoasset among the top 10 coins by market capitalization today. Its dominance, or the percentage of the total market capitalization, jumped above 70% for the first time since March 2017.
At the same time, other coins from the top 10 club are up by 1%-5%, except XRP (-4%) and chainlink (LINK) (-4%).
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