Bitcoin Prices Are Up More Than 130% Year-To-Date After Hitting Latest High

Bitcoin Prices Are Up More Than 130% Year-To-Date After Hitting Latest High

This is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Bitcoin attained its latest all-time high above $67, 000 today. (Photo by Wang Zheng/VCG via Getty ... [+] Images) Bitcoin prices have continued to climb today, fluctuating close to all-time highs earlier today and then rising to fresh records. The world's most valuable cryptocurrency by market value rose to $67, 777. 70 around 6:15 p. m. EST, according to CoinDesk data. Once it had climbed to this level, the digital asset was up more than 134% this year, additional CoinDesk figures show. Since reaching its latest all-time high, bitcoin pulled back somewhat, approaching $67, 000 but never reaching that level. Less than an hour later, it had recovered, rising again and reaching almost $67, 750. Since then, the digital currency has traded close to that price level, being worth roughly $67, 500 at the time of this writing. [Ed note: Investing in cryptocoins or tokens is highly speculative and the market is largely unregulated. Anyone considering it should be prepared to lose their entire investment.] Earlier today, several market observers spoke to a technical pattern that had formed in bitcoin called a bull pennant, which was originally mentioned in a Cointelegraph