Bitcoin makes it above 45k in weekend trading

The further gains for Bitcoin late on Friday have transpired into more upside this weekend. The lead cryptocurrency has lifted above 45k and that has taken the price above the previously noted 200 day moving average. That was in place at 44,778 on Friday. At the time of this update on Sunday afternoon that now stands at 44,866. The move higher in Bitcoin is not unique and seems to have been initially driven by the rise above $3,000 in Ether. However, many of the lesser leading coins have all made progress this weekend too, with XRP and Monero being two of those. The high seen this weekend on Bitcoin has been set at 45,328. It has just dipped back below 44k in recent trade, as the wider Asian markets set to reopen in around 3 hours from now