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Bitcoin soars past $40k
Bitcoin soars past $40k
First it went through $20,000. Then 10 days later, it broke through $25,000, and then, with barely taking a breath, it crossed $30,000
Charlotte: First it went through $20,000. Then 10 days later, it broke through $25,000, and then, with barely taking a breath, it crossed $30,000. Now only a few days into 2021, the price of bitcoin has crossed $40,000.
Nothing's new with the digital currency in the month since it crossed $20,000 - there's been no major change in how it can be used. Although some investors are now using the notoriously volatile currency as a 'store of value,' which is traditionally a title saved for safe haven investments like gold and other precious metals.
"Will you be able to buy a cup of coffee with bitcoin? Probably not with the current version of Bitcoin. It's largely become a store of value," said Mike Venuto, a co-portfolio manager of the Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF, a $391-million exchanged-traded fund that focuses on blockchain technologies and companies that deal with cryptocurrencies.
Media attention to its rise has only added fuel to the rally. But investors in digital currencies and companies that trade or 'mine' them are warning people to be skeptical of Bitcoin's recent rise and to be braced for a lot of volatility. It's been a wild ride for bitcoin the last three years. The digital currency made its big Wall Street debut in December 2017, when the major futures exchanges rolled out bitcoin futures.
The attention drove Bitcoin to roughly $19,300, a then-unheard of price for the currency. Then it all evaporated. The currency's value plunged sharply in 2018, and by December of that year Bitcoin was worth less than $4,000 a coin.
