Bitcoin Price Crosses $50,000 Mark After August, Majority Cryptocurrencies Register Gains

Green colour dominated most of the price chart, as almost all cryptocurrencies registered growths.

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By Radhika Parashar | Updated: 5 October 2021 12:01 IST
Highlights
  • Bitcoin is trading at above $50,000 for the first time since August
  • Ether, Dogecoin, and Ripple also witnessed hikes
  • Industry experts predict a positive week for cryptocurrencies ahead

Bitcoin finally value crosses $50,000 mark after August

Following over a week of major market instability stirred by China's ban on crypto activities, the value of Bitcoin on Tuesday rose by 4.35 percent. The world's most-valued cryptocurrency is currently trading at Rs. 38,15,086 (roughly $51,160). This is the first time since August 22, 2021 that Bitcoin has been able to cross the $50,000 mark. The cryptocurrency had started to show positive recovery results at the beginning of this week itself. On Monday, October 4, Bitcoin opened trading at Rs. 36,53,453 (roughly $49,285) — representing an overall rise in its exchange value after it was priced around Rs. 34,23,691 (roughly $46,082) on Friday, October 1.

As greens dominated most of Gadget 360's cryptocurrency price tracker, Ether also flaunted gains. With a marginal value increase of 0.84 percent, the world's second most-valued cryptocurrency opened trading at Rs. 2,61,161 (roughly $3,502). The Ethereum blockchain-based cryptocurrency also fell prey to the market instability and registered more losses than gains last week. A day ago, for instance, Ether had witnessed a 2.16 percent drop in value.

Meme-based cryptocurrency, Dogecoin opened with a significant price hike of 11.19 percent. Its value has now shot up to Rs. 18.60 (roughly $0.25).

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Cardano, Tether, and Ripple are among other popular cryptocurrencies to beef up in values.

“The new week began with a bullish momentum for the cryptocurrency market. Over the past 24 hours, most of the top cryptos had a stable session. With the total traded volumes shooting steadily higher, stability is definitely a positive sign for the market,” Edul Patel, CEO and Co-founder of crypto-investment platform Mudrex told Gadgets 360.

As per former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, China's ban on crypto-activities ended up making Bitcoin stronger. Bitcoin-supporters had remained hopeful that the cryptocurrency will recover soon following China's crypto-crackdown – and they have been proven right by current statistics.

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Meanwhile, Bitcoin has been met with warmth by many parts of the world in recent times.

Earlier in September, the central American country of El Salvador made Bitcoin a legal tender alongside the US Dollar — which is the country's official currency.

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US' Miami town also released its first native crypto coin called the “MiamiCoin” — based on Bitcoin technology.

Authorities of El Salvador and Miami are now exploring ways to curb the high amount of carbon emission that is associated with Bitcoin mining.


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