The leading cryptocurrency staged a brisk revival, decisively reclaiming the psychological $100,000 threshold, which it first hit on 5 December.
At the time of writing, the market bellwether trades around $101,000.
The burst higher in digital gold pushed altcoins into the green.
Over the past 24 hours, bitcoin has risen more than 3%. Ethereum crossed $3,700; Solana climbed to $220.
Total market capitalisation is about $3.73 trillion; the first cryptocurrency’s dominance index is 53.4%, according to CoinGecko.
Earlier, Galaxy Research analysts forecast bitcoin at $150,000 in the first half and $185,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025.