Bitcoin crosses $34,000 first time in 12 years, rises $5,000 in 3 days A day after crossing $30,000, Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $34,544.94 on Sunday as the rally continued for the third day of 2021. It later gave up some gains to hover around $33,000 BusinessToday.In | January 3, 2021 | Updated 18:36 IST Bitcoin continued its unabated rally on the third day of 2021. The most popular cryptocurrency surged past $34,000 on Sunday, the day of Bitcoin Network's 12-year anniversary. The development came within 24 hours of Bitcoin crossing the $30,000 milestone. With yet another above $1,000 surge, Bitcoin's value has increased around $5,000 in the within the first three days of 2021, bringing its year-to-date returns to 12 per cent, reported Coindesk.