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Crypto currency, Bitcoin surpassed Dollar 18,000 and focus on breaking all time high

Global IndexesNov 24, 2020
Crypto currency, Bitcoin surpassed Dollar 18,000 and focus on breaking all time high
Crypto currency, Bitcoin surpassed Dollar 18,000 and focus on breaking all time high in December 2017. The cryptocurrency has a reputation for extreme volatility. It plummeted as low as $3,122 in 2018 after rallying to nearly $20,000 a year earlier. In the last week alone, bitcoin has added more than $2,000 and was at $18,485.60. the cryptocurrency economy is well above a half of a trillion dollars and is hovering at $538 billion today.

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