Bitcoin was seen trading over the psychologically important $40,000 level on Sunday evening with Ethereum and Dogecoin also showing an uptick in prices as the global cryptocurrency market cap rose 1.6% higher to $1.51 trillion.
Bitcoin crossed the $40,000 level for the first time since late April 2022, meanwhile, Ethereum was above the $2,200 level at the time of publishing.
The rise in Bitcoin prices comes amid a backdrop of a gradual rally, which has been fueled by expectations linked with the approval of a Bitcoin Spot ETF by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Top Gainer (24-Hours)
| Cryptocurrency | Gains +/- | Price (Recorded at 8:57 p.m. EST) |
| Terra Classic (LUNC) | +37.3% | $0.0002 |
| Terra (LUNA) | +23.09% | $0.99 |
| ORDI (ORDI) | +18.87% | $38.53 |
Analyst Takes: Cryptocurrency trader Michaël van de Poppe said that Bitcoin was "up massively on the year" even when the sentiment was "we were going to have a really hard period."
It should be noted that Van de Poppe said earlier that spot Bitcoin ETF approvals could come between January 5 and January 10.
Market intelligence platform, Santiment said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that "#FUD & #FOMO toward the ongoing #ETF confirmation dates will dictate whether $50K arrives sooner rather than later."
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