Bitcoin Tops $35,000, Setting New All-Time Record

Earlier this week, the world's most popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin lost more than 15 percent of its value after breaking multiple records.
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The value of Bitcoin has set another historical record, exceeding $35,000 for the first time, according to trading data.

According to the portal CoinMarketCap, which calculates the average price for more than 20 exchanges, bitcoin has gained 11.16% in the last several days, reaching $35,634 US. 

On the Binance exchange, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume, bitcoin is now trading at $35,887, as of press time.

Bitcoin accounts for approximately 70.5 percent of the entire global cryptocurrency market.

Bitcoin was launched in 2009, as the first cryptocurrency to use a decentralised blockchain-based network, which allows secure peer-to-peer transactions. 

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