The bitcoin rate reached 18.6 thousand dollars, broke a new price record, according to data of the Coinmarketcap portal .
The growth of quotations compared to the closing level of the previous session amounted to 3.7 percent. This is the highest figure since December 2017.
Until its all-time high – $ 20,000 per bitcoin – the first and most popular cryptocurrency remains to rise in price by 7.5 percent.
The growth of the bitcoin rate began at the end of September. Analysts associate it with the shortcomings of existing payment systems, as well as with the beginning of support from one of them – PayPal .
At the same time, some economists do not exclude a fall in the price of bitcoin soon due to the fact that the current holders will get rid of assets, trying to fix profits. In this case, quotes can drop to 12 thousand dollars per bitcoin.