The digital currency Bitcoin has for the first time the value of 21. 000 US dollars exceeded. Late on Wednesday evening, the oldest and best-known cryptocurrency on the Bitstamp trading platform cost just under 21. 340 dollars. This clearly surpassed the previous record, which was set in November with 19. 700 dollars.

Accolade by Paypal Bitcoin has benefited from several for some time Developments. Basically, interest in digital currencies seems to have risen again in the past few months after a lengthy lull. A kind of accolade by PayPal is repeatedly mentioned as a reason for the attention boost. The large payment service wants to enable its customers to pay with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

In general, the interest of professional investors seems to have increased after a long time At the time, private investors with smaller funds were particularly interested in digital currencies.

(kbe)