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| 7 December 2024, Saturday |

Bitcoin drops below $55,000 after losing over 5%

The world’s most famous cryptocurrency has been on the rise since last year, reaching a record-high price of over $58,354 on 21 February. In the meantime, its market capitalization reached $1 trillion last week.

Bitcoin’s price dropped below $55,000 on Monday, according to Reuters. At the same time, the cryptocurrency Ether fell almost seven percent, dropping to $1,798, according to the report.

Bitcoin experienced exponential growth last year and continued to climb in January when electric car manufacturer Tesla confirmed a $1.5 billion investment in the cryptocurrency. Over the last two months, Bitcoin has doubled its price and showed almost six-fold growth in a one-year period.

The cryptocurrency, created in 2009, uses blockchain technology which allows for decentralized data storage.

    Source:
  • Sputnik