$5,220: Bitcoin Price Hits New Record, Lifts Crypto Market Cap to $160 Billion

The bitcoin price soared past $5,200 on Thursday to set a new all-time high and silence once and for all claims that China’s initial coin offering and bitcoin exchange ban would send the markets into a death spiral. The majority of other cryptocurrencies experienced moderate rallies, raising the total cryptocurrency market cap above $160 billion for the first time since September 8.