Bitcoin reached $36,000 for the first time since May 2022.

Its capitalization has reached almost $700 billion, while its dominance against altcoins remains steady at 53%.

Polkadot gains 6.54% at $4.65, Dogecoin strengthens by 2.35% at $0.06842460, and Shiba Inu rises by 2.57% to $0.00000787.

On Thursday noon, Bitcoin strengthens by 0.87% to $34,922.62, while Ethereum gains 0.91% to $1,821.82.

As for other well-known cryptocurrencies, Solana rises by 5.39% to $42.62, while Cardano records an increase of 5.87% to $0.30834905.

Dollar strengthens

In currencies, the US dollar strengthens by 0.92% against the euro, with the exchange rate at 1.0667 dollars per euro.

Compared to the British pound, the US currency gains 0.58% at 1.222 dollars per pound, which is up 0.32% against the euro, with the exchange rate at 0.8727 British pounds per euro.