Bitcoin (BTC) continued its habit of hitting all-time highs almost every day on Jan. 7 as bulls took the largest cryptocurrency above $38,000.
Cryptocurrency market overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price passes $38,500
Data from Cointelegraph Markets, Coin360 and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it took out another hurdle on the way to the psychologically significant $40,000 milestone.
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On Thursday, gains had accelerated, with Bitcoin investors seeing 24-hour returns of 11.5%. Just a week ago at the start of the year, Bitcoin traded at $28,000.
BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView
As Cointelegraph reported, the largest cryptocurrency, together with Ether (ETH) and a handful of other altcoins, has become the best investment play of 2021, leaving even Tesla stock far behind.
$TSLA was the winning punt of 2020 since the coronavirus crash in March, with Bitcoin also being beaten by Ether.
“The next correction is absolutely going to be painful for all the #FOMO buyers,” Cointelegraph Markets analyst Michaël van
