📈 30 Second Cryptocurrency Price Summary Current Bitcoin Price: $22,583 Bitcoin price has soared to new all-time highs over the last day of trading, breaching the $23,000 level before retreating to the $22,000s. Top-20 altcoins have also exploded in price, as Ethereum gains 12%, XRP gains 25%, and Litecoin rises 23%. Top Stories for December 17, 2020 🔥 Bitcoin has posted new all-time highs well above the $23,000 mark today, as 24-hour Bitcoin options trading volume breaks $1 billion. According to Skew, options trading volume was led by crypto exchange Deribit, with Bit.com and OKEx also posting significant volumes. Ruffer, a UK-based investment firm, has confirmed that it currently holds Bitcoin worth £550 million, or $744.26 million worth of Bitcoin at the time of Coindesk's article. The investment was described as a "protective" move to hedge against risks in a "fragile" monetary system. US crypto users are confused and worried about a mandatory question that has arisen in this year's 1040 return form, which asks users about their dealings with "virtual currency" in 2020. One cryptocurrency tax specialist has called the question a "perjury trap", while others have noted that adequate guidance around virtual currencies has not been adequate enough to answer the question confidently. | 
