Bitcoin's 2023 rally gathers steam as cryptocurrency briefly tops $23,000 By: CNBC.com News January 23, 2023 at 07:39 AM EST The No. 1 token's price briefly topped $23,000 for the first time since Aug. 19, 2022, according to data from CoinGecko. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bitcoin (Bitstamp) Bitcoin Composite