The price of the most popular cryptocurrency in the world – bitcoin – has collapsed. This is evidenced by data from Coindesk.
The cost of the cryptocurrency fell by more than 11 percent, amounting to about 35 thousand dollars at 23:30 Moscow time. Then the price of bitcoin rose again, exceeding the $ 37 thousand mark.
On Friday, January 8th, the cryptocurrency exceeded the $ 41,000 level for the first time and reached a new all-time high of $ 41,057.
In December, it became known that about 19 million bitcoins were mined in the world, and in 2021 their number will reach 21 million. However, demand will continue to exceed supply, and next year the cryptocurrency will continue to rise in price. At the same time, from three to five million bitcoins are forever lost due to forgotten passwords or damage to mining equipment.