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The price of bitcoin for the first time exceeded $ 6 thousand
The cost of bitcoin first exceeded $ 6 thousand, setting a new record. This is evidenced by Coindesk.
Screenshot of the site Coindesk.com
At 18:30 Moscow time, the price of cryptocurrency was $ 6003. During the day, the cost of bitcoin increased by 4.43% ($ 252).
Cryptocurrency reached $ 5 thousand in early September, but in the middle of the month its cost fell below $ 3 thousand. This happened against the backdrop of the ban on the Central Bank of China to conduct ICO (Initial Coin Offering, an analogue of the IPO for cryptocurrencies).
The total cryptocurrency market for September 2017 amounted to $ 144 billion, calculated Forbes. At the same time, the volume of lost and dead cryptocurrency in the market is estimated at $ 21 billion.