Friday, April 17, 2026
Search

Bitcoin On Bullish Momentum: 6.47% Up In The Last 12 Hours

ViaNews Editorial Team

December 17, 2020

Bitcoin On Bullish Momentum: 6.47% Up In The Last 12 Hours
Loading stream...

Bitcoin is currently on bullish momentum. At 07:03 EST on Thu 17 Dec, Bitcoin is at $22,740.10 and up by 6.47% in the last 12 hours.

Bitcoin Range

Over the last six hours, Bitcoin's higher value was $22,879.60 and the lower value was $22,133.00.

Over the last twelve hours, Bitcoin's higher value was $22,879.60 and the lower value was $21,358.70.

In relation to Bitcoin's daily highs and lows, it's 15.185% up from its trailing 24-hour low of $19,742.20 and 0.61% down from its trailing 24-hour high of $22,879.60.

Regarding Bitcoin's yearly highs and lows, it's 453.694% up from its 52-week low and 3.59% down from its 52-week high.

Last days news about Bitcoin

JPMorgan says massmutual’s Bitcoin foray signals widening demand. According to Bloomberg Quint on Mon Dec 14, "A recent investment in Bitcoin by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. highlights the potential for additional institutional demand for the cryptocurrency in coming years, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.", "The $100 million purchase suggests adoption of Bitcoin is spreading from family offices and wealthy investors to insurance firms and pension funds, strategists including Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said in a note Friday. "

Fund managers see Bitcoin trade crowded as institutions jump in. According to Bloomberg Quint on Tue Dec 15, "Bitcoin's dizzying rally in 2020 has captivated the professional investing class.", "Guggenheim Partners LLC, for instance, recently said it might invest up to 10% of its $5.3 billion Macro Opportunities Fund in a Bitcoin trust. "

Bitcoin surpasses $20,000 for first time amid dizzying rally. According to Bloomberg Quint on Wed Dec 16, "Bitcoin's cross above $20,000 is its second major milestone in recent weeks -- the coin at the end of November reached a new high three years after setting a prior peak. ", "Guggenheim Partners LLC, for instance, recently said it might invest up to 10% of its $5.3 billion Macro Opportunities Fund in a Bitcoin trust."

Canada’s CI financial completes $72 million IPO of Bitcoin fund. According to Bloomberg Quint on Wed Dec 16, "Toronto-based CI Financial will manage the fund while investor Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Capital Management will be Bitcoin sub-adviser. ", "The closed-end fund will invest directly in Bitcoin, with its holdings priced using the Bloomberg Galaxy Bitcoin Index, and is designed to measure the performance of a single Bitcoin traded in U.S. dollars. "

Bitcoin whale surfaces with $1 billion and alan howard’s backing. According to Bloomberg Quint on Wed Dec 16, "Read more: Paul Tudor Jones Buys Bitcoin, Citing Echo of Gold in the 1970s", "Ruffer on Tuesday disclosed a 2.5% position in Bitcoin in one of its funds, describing it as "a small but potent insurance policy against the continuing devaluation of the world's major currencies.""

Bitcoin tops $20,000 for first time. According to The Wall Street Journal on Wed Dec 16, "Bitcoin surged above $20,000 on Wednesday for the first time in its 11-year history, part of a furious rally that has seen the digital currency double since September."

Bitcoin price surges to fresh record above $20,000. According to MarketWatch on Wed Dec 16, "Bitcoin prices were trading at $20,339 according to CoinDesk data, up nearly 5% on the session, with gains for the digital asset supported by a flood of institutional investor attention on cryptos like bitcoin and other virtual currencies."

All aboard the billionaires’ Bitcoin bandwagon?. According to Bloomberg Quint on Wed Dec 16, "Now that Bitcoin has topped $20,000 for the first time, should you shift your hard-earned cash into digital currencies? ", "The artificial scarcity that underpins Bitcoin -from its mining algorithm to the behavior of HODLers,who refuse to abandon their investment no matter how low it goes -helps push its price higher in the boom times; it does nothing to prevent a tumble when whales cash out. "

Crypto observers debate what’s next after Bitcoin hits record. According to Bloomberg Quint on Wed Dec 16, "But Bitcoin is also a speculative asset, unlike gold. ", "Coppola: I'm not convinced that there is all that much of a relationship between Bitcoin and gold. "

Guggenheim’s scott minerd says Bitcoin should be worth $400,000. According to Bloomberg Quint on Wed Dec 16, "It's a similar argument to what's often offered by some of Bitcoin's most prominent backers, including famed investor Paul Tudor Jones, who said earlier this year he's been buying Bitcoin as a hedge against what he expects will be faster inflation after years of muted consumer-price increases. ", "As Bitcoin surges to record highs, Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Investments believes the world's largest cryptocurrency's fair value still has a ways to go."

Bitcoin extends record-setting rally, surpassing $21,800. According to Bloomberg Quint on Thu Dec 17, "Bitcoin extended a record-breaking rally, taking the world's largest cryptocurrency past $21,800 for the first time.", "Bitcoin has more than tripled this year, a surge that's polarized opinion. "

Bitcoin tops $22,000 and strategists say rally has further to go. According to Bloomberg Quint on Thu Dec 17, "Others see speculative fervor that will inevitably lead to a bust akin to the meltdown three years ago after a furious Bitcoin rally.", "He sees the price ratio of Bitcoin-to-gold headed for 100, if history is repeated, from its current level of around 12."

Bitcoin hits new all-time high above $23,000, extending its wild 2020 rally. According to CNBC on Thu Dec 17, "Bitcoin only just smashed the $20,000 mark on Wednesday.", "Bitcoin hit a fresh record high above $23,000 on Thursday, extending a wild rally for the cryptocurrency that has seen it more than triple in value this year."

ViaNews Editorial Team

Via News Editorial Team delivers comprehensive financial news coverage and market analysis from journalists around the world. Our team specializes in data journalism and in-depth reporting on stock markets, business developments, and economic trends.