Cryptocurrencies The value of Bitcoin broke the $ 65,000 mark for the first time

World the value of bitcoin, the best-known cryptocurrency, broke the $ 65,000 (about $ 56,000) threshold for the first time on Wednesday. The previous record was from April this year, when it was already close to $ 65,000.

The rise is due to the fact that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week approved trading in listed funds, or ETFs, on Bitcoin futures.

Futures are traded on predictions of how the price of a security, in this case bitcoin, will behave.

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Roller coaster-like price fluctuations are typical of cryptocurrencies. Coindesk service by the value of bitcoin has risen over the last week by about $ 10,000 (about 8,500 euros), and in the summer, for example, its value fell to about $ 30,000, or just under 28,000 euros.

News agency Bloomberg by its value fell by 74 per cent over the last full three years, then rose by 95 per cent and 305 per cent.