Bitcoin Surges Past $20,000 for the First Time Ever, Extending Year-to-Date Return to 185% Posted byShalini Nagarajan December 16, 2020 Leave a comment on Bitcoin Surges Past $20,000 for the First Time Ever, Extending Year-to-Date Return to 185% Bitcoin surged more than 5% to trade around $20,550 as of 09:30 a.m. ET, breaking its previous record of $19,857 set in late November.