Bitcoin now costs more than $12,000
The bitcoin exchange rate per day increased by almost 14.5% and for the first time since January 2018 exceeded the $12,000 mark, according to data from the Coinmarketcap portal. As of 12:30 Moscow time, it exceeded $12,500 per unit of cryptocurrency. In 2017, Bitcoin peaked at more than $20,000, but a year later, its rate fell below $4,000.