Cryptocurrencies record highs in the middle of trading today, Friday, on the eve of Christmas, to restore Bitcoin to the level of 51 thousand dollars for the first time in two weeks, taking advantage of the positive situation in the financial markets and the rise in risk appetite in the markets, where the most expensive currency in the world (Bitcoin) is trading at an increase of about 5.93% at levels $51,000, and a market value of $966 billion.
Despite the decline in daily trading volume on Christmas Eve today, Friday, the market value of the cryptocurrency market combined, according to Coingecko, which includes more than 11 thousand digital currencies, increased by more than 4.7% today, Friday only, to reach 2.51 trillion dollars.
Ethereum, the second largest digital currency in the world, is also rising by about 4.38% today and is trading at levels of 4.093 thousand dollars, with an increase in the market value to 486 billion dollars.
Dogecoin, in turn, records increases by about 3.98%, trading at levels of $0.1817, with an increase in market value to $24 billion, while Cardano rises by about 8.98 percent and is trading at levels of $1.45, and a market value of about $48 billion.
Ripple, despite its stability at 0.9747 levels, recorded increases in the last seven sessions estimated at 20%, with an increase in the market value to 46 billion dollars, while the Solana currency rose by about 6.05%, trading at levels of 188 dollars, and a market value estimated at 58 billion dollars.
The Litecoyn is recording increases of 6.53%, trading at levels of 164 dollars, with an increase in the market value to 11 billion dollars. The Shiba Inu currency is also rising by about 9%, and it is trading at 0.00003845 levels, with an increase in the market value to 21 billion dollars.