Bitcoin fell in price by more than 17 percent, up to 46.9 thousand dollars. About this on Thursday, May 13, evidence COINDESK data.
According to 3:14 Moscow time, Bitcoin is at 47,720 dollars per piece.
May 4, cryptocurrency Ethereum, which is considered to be the main competitor of Bitcoin, rated in price. The cost of one unit of Ethereum was $ 3328.9.
At the beginning of the year, Ilon Mask had an unexpected support of Bitcoin. In February, his company Tesla reported on investments in Bitcoin in the amount of 1.5 billion dollars. At the end of April, it became known that the company had already earned more than $ 100 million on such an investment. Later, the company allowed American customers with electric vehicles to pay bitcoins.
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