Quotes of the first cryptocurrency broke the level of $49 000 amid the celebration of the New Year according to the lunar calendar.
Earlier, experts noted that the event-related multi-day spring festival in China has historically had a negative impact on the bitcoin rate.
Leading Cryptocurrency Price Set New All-Time High To Beyond $49 360 (on Bitstamp)
Some analysts believe that a further possible rise to $50 000 is problematic. They are paying attention to the decrease in the so-called “Coinbase premium” – the difference between spot prices on the American platform and Binance.
Cryptocurrency market capitalisation exceeded $1.5 trillion with a digital gold dominance index of less than 60%.