Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Rises High

Cryptocurrencies have been rising in 2021 and are getting endorsements from celebrities and companies. In the past month, we have seen companies like Tesla, Mastercard, Visa, and Microstrategy add Bitcoin to their plans.

Paypal CEO also said they will make Bitcoin available on Venmo to purchase in the future. Deutsche Bank also announced they will include an offering to store and trade cryptocurrencies on behalf of institutional investors.

We have also seen blockchain-related companies rise in the past week due to the value of Bitcoin hitting new highs with Riot Blockchain and Marathon Patent included in the best stocks of this past week.

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Here is a list of some of the top cryptocurrencies to watch and their performance from this past week by the percentage change at around 10 a.m. ET on Monday.

Bitcoin BTC | $47,676.72 | 5 Day Increased +22.65%

Bitcoin continues to rise each day as companies start putting their cash to work to diversify their assets. Tesla bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin to start this past week.

Ethereum ETH | $1790.99 | 5 Day Increased +10.86%

Futures contracts for Ethereum’s cryptocurrency, Ether, began trading on the CME for the first time this past week.

Litecoin LTC | $207.10 | 5 Day Increased +37.13%

Dogecoin is actually based on Litecoin and has the same technology behind its proof-of-work. Litecoin is valued at a little more than $200, could now be the time to buy the cryptocurrency?

Bitcoin Cash BCH | $716.05 | 5 Day Increased +60.69%

Kim Dotcom published a website this past week highlighting the benefits of using Bitcoin Cash, sending the cryptocurrency higher, according to Bitcoin News.