Bitcoin started the new week with optimism in global markets and rose to around $82,500. Stronger-than-expected growth in the Chinese economy and falling oil prices boosted global risk appetite, causing Bitcoin to rise along with technology stocks. Bitcoin started the new week with optimism in global markets, rising to around $82,500. At the time of writing, the price had gained 0.7% since midnight and approximately 1.3% in the last 24 hours.