Bitcoin’s price had been toying with the $40,000 level in recent days, but finally breached it Sunday to trade at around $40,130 as of press time, according to CoinGecko data, a 24-hour rise of about 2%. Ethereum was trading hands at $2,205, a similar percent rise over the past 24 hours. Most other top-10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization marked smaller gains, though BNB coin, a token affiliated with the Binance exchange, was down about 0.1% over the past day.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/03/bitcoin-breaks-40k-for-first-time-in-18-months-amid-broader-crypto-market-rise/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines