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Bitcoin hits another record high of US$50,000

Value rises 5.43%, according to CoinMarketCap portal

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 16 Feb 2021 3:45PM

Bitcoin hits another record high of US$50,000
On Sunday, Bitcoin’s price went over US$49,700. – Pixabay pic, February 16, 2021

MOSCOW – The price of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency reached a new record high today, approaching US$50,000 (RM200,000), the Sputnik news agency reports.

According to the CoinMarketCap portal, Bitcoin’s value rose 5.43% to US$49,605 at 0422 GMT today. Meanwhile, Binance data showed that Bitcoin reached an all-time high of US$49,998.

On Sunday, Bitcoin’s price went over US$49,700, according to data from industry website CoinDesk. – Bernama, February 16, 2021

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