Cryptocurrency Market Tops $2T for First Time Since May - CoinDesk

The crypto market cap surpassed $2 trillion for the first time since mid-May as bitcoin led the rally, according to CoinMarketCap data.

• Bitcoin climbed up to $48,048 early Monday, the highest level since May 17, CoinDesk data show.
• The world's largest cryptocurrency is joined by ether and cardano, which have surged 11% and 53% in the last seven days respectively.
• The crypto market cap sank as low as $1.19 trillion on July 20, according to data from CoinMarketCap, meaning the sector has almost doubled in value in less than a month.
• After a touching a peak of more than $2.5 trillion on May 12, crypto pulled back and saw a couple of months of downward pressure as the mining crackdown in China took hold.