Bitcoin updated the historical maximum

Bitcoin quotes have increased by 8.7%today, to $ 19,857, having broken a historical maximum of $ 19,511 of December 2017, Bloomberg writes with reference to his prefabricated data. Supporters of cryptocurrencies expect further growth of her course up to $ 22 thousand.

According to Coindesk, which is referred by The Wall Street Journal, Bitcoin reached $ 19,786 today (daily growth of 8.4%), and in December 2017 a maximum of $ 19,783 was recorded. This year, Bitcoin grew almost three times and 97% from the beginning of September, WSJ notes.

Bitcoin reached $ 19,881 today at the largest in the bidding volumes of the Binance cryptocurrency , in December 2017 at the peak - $ 19,799.

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