Bitcoin gained $ 4,000 in a day and set a new high of $ 33,000
The price of the first cryptocurrency rose 12% in a few hours. Over the past month, BTC has risen in price by more than 70%
The bitcoin rate has skyrocketed by 12% to $ 33,000, setting a new all-time high at this level. Before this mark, the price of BTC rose on the Binance exchange, on others, it exceeded $ 32.9 thousand. The first cryptocurrency rose in price by 74% over the month, the growth in value since the beginning of 2020 was more than 360%.Against the backdrop of rising bitcoin prices, shares of mining companies showed rapid growth. Between the end of October and the end of December, shares of HIVE Blockchain Technologies, a BTC and ETH mining company, rose more than 500% to $ 2. During the same period, shares of miners Riot Blockchain and Marathon Patent Group added 330% and 400%, respectively.
Earlier, the analytical service reported that the income of bitcoin miners has increased by 185% since May. Then, a halving took place on the cryptocurrency network, as a result of which the reward for mining the coin fell from 12.5 to 6.5 BTC. As of December 29, BTC miners around the world earned about $ 1 million per hour, experts said.