Cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin rises over $40,000, Ether rises after software upgrade

Popular cryptocurrencies extended gains on Friday after rising yesterday. Popular virtual coins Bitcoin and Ether rose sharply. Check the latest cryptocurrency prices and trends.

Cryptocurrency prices managed to keep up the positive momentum on Friday as popular virtual coins extended gains. Cryptocurrency Price (US Dollar) 24-hour change Market cap (Billion) Volume (24 Hours) Bitcoin 40,830.32 5.29% $766.64 $41.32 billion Ether 2,770.86 3.59% $324.15 $38.68 billion Dogecoin 0.201186 1.31% $26.27 $1.13 billion Litecoin 145.18 3.94% $9.92 $2.03 billion XRP 0.735045 1.76% $73.50 $2.53 billion Cardano 1.38 0.49% $44.55 $1.55 billion Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, was up over $40,800 after rising nearly 5 per cent at 1:30 pm. Bitcoin’s market capitalisation also increased to $765 billion.