Bitcoin hits record high on 12th anniversary of its creation
by Graeme Wearden from Technology | The Guardian on (#5CBMY)
Cryptocurrency passes $30,000 as financial institutions express growing interest
Bitcoin has surged to a record high amid rising interest from investors and claims that the volatile cryptocurrency is on the way to becoming a mainstream payment method.
Having quadrupled in value during 2020, bitcoin began 2021 strongly by breaking through the $30,000 (22,000) mark for the first time, less than three weeks after first trading above $20,000.
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