The price of Bitcoin 9TIKER: BTC.EXANTE0 has hit yet another all-time high, passing above $8,200 for the first time, CoinDesk reported.
Markets hit a high of $8,241.30, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). The market high marks a continuation of the trend that began over the weekend when the price popped above the $8,000 level during Sunday trading.
The price of bitcoin is trading at roughly $8,226 on Monday.
The price of Bitcoin was trading near $6,000 just over a week ago, having previously fallen from nearly $7,900 before then.
Other cryptocurrencies among the top-10 group by market capitalization have seen gains in the past day, including Ether, which hit an 11-week high this morning on reports of a new regulated derivatives product built around the cryptocurrency.