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Bitcoin for the first time began to cost more than $ 2000
The Bitcoin course in the evening of May 20 updated the historical record and first rose above $ 2000. It is reported by Coindesk.
During the session, the cost of virtual currency rose to $ 2019. For some time, the Bitcoin exchange rate exceeded $ 2061, CNBC indicates .
As a result, since the beginning of 2017, the most famous cryptocurrency has risen in price by more than 100%, and since the end of March, when the bitcoin exchange rate fell to $ 891.51 - almost 125%. The total capitalization of all Bitcoins in circulation reached $ 32.92 billion, TechCrunch notes .
It is noted that the growth of the virtual currency was facilitated by the demand for it from the Asian investors. So, on May 20, Japan accounted for about 55% of the total bitcoin trading volume, while May 18 - about 40%.
The $ 1900 virtual currency struck on the night of May 19. Above $ 1500, Bitcoin rose on May 4, and above $ 1000 cryptocurrency began to cost in early January of this year - for the first time since 2013.