Bitcoin breaks the $ 50,000 mark for the first time, at its highest price ever

Reuters reported today, Tuesday, that the digital currency, Bitcoin, has breached the $ 50,000 barrier for the first time, at its highest price ever.

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This comes after Bitcoin recorded, this morning, a historical level, as it rose above the level of 49.4 thousand dollars.

By 07:44 Moscow time, CoinMarketCap’s digital currency recorded a reading at $ 49,482, but then fell to $ 49079.

The rise comes after Tesla announced in early February that it had invested about $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin as part of its updated investment policy.

In addition, the company intends to start using digital currency to pay for its products in the near future.

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