Bitcoin Approaches $3,500 as Top Cryptos See Growth

Wednesday, Jan. 30 - nearly all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate to notable gains on the day at press time.

At press time, Bitcoin is up over 1 percent on the day, trading at around $3,474, according to Cointelegraph's price index.

Looking at its weekly chart, the current price is lower than $3,612, the price at which Bitcoin started the week.

Ripple has gained over 10 percent in the 24 hours to press time and is currently trading at around $0.317, according to Cointelegraph data.

On its weekly chart, the current price is lower than $0.319, the price at which XRP started the week.

At press time, ETH is trading around $109, having started the 24-hour period about 3 dollars lower.

On the weekly chart, Ethereum's current value has dropped from $119, the price at which the coin started the week.

Among the top 20 cryptocurrencies, the only one experiencing losses is Binance Coin, which is down over one half of a percent over a 24-hour period.

The combined market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies - currently equivalent to about $115.8 billion - is lower than $121.1 billion, the value it reported for most of last week.

As Cointelegraph recently reported, about $1.7 billion in cryptocurrency had been obtained via illicit means in 2018, according to newly published research.