Bitcoin surpasses $20,000 for the first time ever... "New chapter"

[뉴욕=뉴스핌] Correspondent Kim Min-jung = The price of bitcoin, the representative cryptocurrency, has surpassed $20,000 for the first time ever.

According to CoinDesk on the 16th (local time), Bitcoin recorded $2440, up 4.5% from the previous day.

This year, Bitcoin surged 170% on speculative demand and hopes that Bitcoin will become the mainstream payment method in the near future.

In recent years, Bitcoin has been seen by some as an alternative to gold. However, the opinions of experts on the fair price of Bitcoin are large.

“It’s a new chapter for Bitcoin,” said Nexo’s co-founder Anthony Trenchev to Bloomberg.

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Bitcoin surpasses $20,000 for the first time ever… “New chapter”