Bitcoin Tops $72,000; Ether Surges Past $2,300

Bitcoin traded above $72,000, while Ether climbed past $2,300.

According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin was trading at $72,132.7 as of 5:38 p.m. on August 20 in South Korea, up 11.89% from a day earlier. It was up 13.81% from a week earlier.

Ether traded at $2,307.53 as of 5:38 p.m. on August 20, up 20.05% from the previous day. That marked a 22.92% jump from a week earlier.