The price of bitcoin has renewed its historical maximum for the fourth time in a day, reports the CoinDesk portal.
During the trading session, this cryptocurrency at its peak rose in price to $ 33,136.92. During the day, bitcoin increased in price by 13.22 percent.
Back on December 31 for bitcoin they offered 29 thousand dollars. p >
Earlier on December 2, bitcoin at the auction three times took previously unattainable peaks. Investors are going to risky deals due to large-scale injections Federal Reserve System (FRS) and others central banks into the economy. Also, the price of the cryptocurrency is spurred on by the general positive on the news that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated due to the emergence of effective vaccines.
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.