©Reuters. Bitcoin rises 17% since the war in Ukraine and is around $44,000
Madrid, March 2 (.).- The most traded cryptocurrency in the world, the , rises 17.5% since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week, when it was exchanged at 37,543.5 dollars, and is around 44,000 dollars this afternoon , according to data from Bloomberg collected by Efe.
On this day, the price of the cryptocurrency, as happened on Tuesday, has returned this afternoon to test the psychological resistance of $45,000, the maximum of last February 10, which it momentarily and fleetingly exceeded at 4:00 p.m. GMT, when it reached the maximum price of the day at $45,302.
At 6:45 p.m. GMT, bitcoin appreciated 0.5% and traded at $44,123.
So far this year and with respect to that price, bitcoin falls 4.77%, since last year it ended with a price of 46,333.65 dollars.
Experts consulted by Efe have pointed out that this upward movement is in part linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine last Thursday. AND.
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