Bitcoin (BTC) is gaining slowly, as prices jumped over the $6,000 level, returning to the positions before the big crash of November 2018. BTC traded at $6,097.73 as of 6:45 UTC on Monday, on volumes of about $15 billion in 24 hours.
This time, the BTC rally excludes the outsized inflows of Brazilian real, which were seen about a week ago. Once again, more than 75% of all trading activity is connected to Tether (USDT). Still, the Negocie Coins exchange which launched recently shows a clear price anomaly. In the pairing with the real, BTC trades at the equivalent of $6,407.48.
Other up and coming exchanges, such as BitFirex, Bibox, or FCoins, show increased USDT activity and prices easily above the $6,100 range. The USDT...