Bitcoin rises in price due to the news of possible investment of Blackrock in bitcoin-futures. The price of bitcoin is increasing today due to the news that the largest American investment company Blackrock is considering investing in futures for the digital currency. According to CoinMarketCap, which calculates the average cost on more than 20 exchanges, as of 10.48 am bitcoin rose by 5.15%, to 6,707 thousand dollars. At the largest crypto-exchange in terms of trading volume, Binance, bitcoin grew in price by 5.07%, to 6,693 thousand dollars. Other e-currencies increase in price after bitcoin: Ethereum – by 5.04%, to 475.43 dollars, Ripple — by 6.79%, to 0.475 dollars, Bitcoin Cash – by 8.79%, to 790.43 dollars. According to CoinMarketCap, the crypto-market capitalization is $269,86 billion at the moment. Bitcoin accounts for about 42% of the total digital currency market. Recall, on Monday, the media reported that Blackrock had created a working group to study the crypto-market. After the market analysis, the investment company can start trading bitcoin futures. |
