Bitcoin Rises Above $ 12,000Bitcoin surpassed the $ 12,000 mark for the first time in history on Tuesday before falling to $ 11,950, according to CoinMarketCap. At the same time, the capitalization of the largest cryptocurrency exceeded $ 200 billion.

Bitcoin price rose above $ 12,000

The bitcoin rate for the first time in history crossed the $ 12,000 mark on Tuesday, after which it dropped to $ 11,950, according to CoinMarketCap. At the same time, the capitalization of the largest cryptocurrency exceeded $ 200 billion.



At the same time, on most Western exchanges, such as Coinbase, Bitstamp and Kraken, bitcoin never reached this mark, while on the Korean Bithumb for 1 BTC they already give more than $ 13 160.

The rate continued to grow amid another portion of good news. This time they were related to the approval of the launch dates for Bitcoin futures on the CBOE and CME Group platforms.

Commenting on the recent events, former ARKInvest analyst Chris Berniske wrote on his Twitter that ICOs are starting to lose ground, and bitcoin has again regained its place as the main investment object in the field of cryptocurrencies..

The rest of the cryptocurrencies are characterized by mixed performance, and the undisputed leader of this evening is Monero, whose rate has risen by 27% over the past 24 hours and overcame the $ 250 mark. Today it became known that Monero can be used to buy recordings of popular artists in official stores.

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