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CHRISTIAN BEUTLER
The digital currency Bitcoin has exceeded the value of 21,000 US dollars for the first time. Late on Wednesday night, the oldest and best-known cryptocurrency cost almost $ 21,340 on the Bitstamp trading platform. The previous record, which was set in November at $ 19,700, was again clearly broken.
Bitcoin has benefited from various developments for some time. Basically, interest in digital currencies seems to have risen again in recent months after a long hiatus. Some kind of praise for PayPal is repeatedly mentioned as a reason for the increased attention. The great payment service wants to allow its customers to pay with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
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And in general, the interest of professional investors seems to have increased after a long time, especially private investors with smaller funds, interested in digital currencies.
Bitcoin’s most recent jump to an all-time high triggered technical difficulties on the most famous trading platform, Coinbase, on Wednesday (local time). The well-known network of the cryptocurrency trading platform is temporarily overloaded and the business is affected, the Californian company announced the same day. Measures have been initiated to remedy the problem, he said. In the worst case, this means that the investments in digital currencies could not realize their price gains or did not reach them in time. (SDA)
