The price of the most popular cryptocurrency – bitcoin – again broke the record. Now one coin is worth more than 48 thousand dollars, according to data from the CoinDesk site.
On the morning of Tuesday, February 9, bitcoin rose in price by 23.28 percent – to $ 48,119. At the time of publication of the material, the cost was $ 47,829. At the previous high, Bitcoin was worth more than $ 45,000.
A sharp rise was outlined in the afternoon on Monday, February 8, after Tesla announced the purchase of a $ 1.5 billion cryptocurrency. The company also indicated that it plans to start accepting bitcoin as a means of payment for its products “in the near future”.
Earlier in February, the founder of the company, Elon Musk, speculated about the future of Bitcoin. “At the moment, I think bitcoin is good. I have no clear opinion about other cryptocurrencies,” said the billionaire, talking about the future of the most popular cryptocurrency. He added that he should have bought bitcoin eight years ago.