Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, surpassed $ 30,000 on Saturday morning for the first time in history and rose to $ 33,000, before dropping to less than $ 32,000 by the end of Saturday afternoon. Fix as the virtual asset continues on an upward ordinary climb. .
Bitcoin was trading at around $ 10,000 in early September 2020 and broke the $ 20,000 threshold just 3 weeks ago, on December 16.
The cryptocurrency then surpassed $ 28,000 on Boxing Day.
It was up almost 50% in December and gained almost another 9% on Saturday.
Bitcoin’s capitalization exceeds $ 570 billion.
“History has a caveat for other people who buy at the new all-time high,” moneymaker Glen Goodman told Forbes by email last month. “While I am positive about the long-term outlook for bitcoin, 4 years ago we had a very similar scenario with leading-edge bitcoin, but just two weeks later its value fell by more than a third.
Nicholas Pelecanos, a leading commercial director at cryptocurrency company NEM, has predicted that Bitcoin could hit $ 50,000 by Valentine’s Day. In mid-December, Scott Minerd, chief investment officer at Guggenheim Investments, told Bloomberg that “Bitcoin is expected to rise to about $ 400,000 over time. “
Other cryptocurrencies, such as ethereum and litecoin, also posted triple-digit gains consistent with percentage points in 2020. One of the critical points in their bull run has been the increase in institutional investment in virtual currency. established businesses. In November, UK fund manager Ruffer Investment Management, which controls more than $ 27 billion in assets, bought around $ 745 million worth of Bitcoin. Last month, Paypal had said that it would be consistent with allowing consumers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies from their PayPal accounts. In December, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company purchased a cost of $ 100 million worth of cryptocurrency for its general investment account. “As we come to the end of what has been an iconic year for bitcoin, I can only see a more positive expansion in 2021,” Chief Executive Officer of bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange CoinCorner Danny Scott told Forbes last month. However, according to Fortune, Bitcoin “has a long history of volatility” and “most observers expect some pullback” from this rally “sooner or later. ” Bitcoin’s first primary cost increase came in 2017, achieving around $ 20,000 consistent with Bitcoin, but then it lost over 80% of its cost over the next 12 months.
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