The most popular cryptocurrency on the planet, Bitcoin, has once again updated its historical record. This is evidenced by data from Coindesk.
According to data as of 23:00 Moscow time on February 21, the cost of one bitcoin skyrocketed to 58 thousand dollars.
On February 20, bitcoin set a new historical record and broke the $ 57,000 mark. Since the beginning of 2021, the cryptocurrency has risen in price by more than 90 percent.
Bitcoin’s growth accelerated sharply after the American electric car manufacturer Tesla reported in February to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had acquired $ 1.5 billion worth of cryptocurrencies. According to analysts, in the near future it may rise in price by another 20 percent. The growth of the exchange rate this year amounted to 470 percent, gold was the second in terms of profitability, and only then stocks of companies.