Bitcoin treads water while Ether price strength takes over, helping the largest altcoin challenge the $3,000 mark for the first time in nearly two years.
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped to intraday lows on Feb. 20 as a public holiday in the United States limited buy demand.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a BTC price floor of $51,329 on Bitstamp.
An otherwise flat start to the week ended in cold feet for BTC/USD after the Feb. 19 daily close, but a recovery subsequently took the market back to $52,000.