Finance & Stock Market
The Price of Bitcoin Exceeds $48,000
By - 13 Feb 2024 01:20 AM
At the time of publishing, the price of the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, Bitcoin, was $48,101 (approximately Rs. 39.9 lakh), having seen a slight increase of 0.74 percent on Monday. The digital asset gained $1,826 in value over the course of the weekend (about Rs. 1.5 lakh). The next target, according to market analysts, would be $50,000 (about Rs. 41.5 lakh), which is a milestone that Bitcoin hasn't been able to reach since December 2021, if the price of the cryptocurrency rises above $48,970 (about Rs. 40 lakh).
Ether's value fell by 0.55 percent on Monday as it was unable to keep up with Bitcoin's gains. At the moment, ether is worth $2,498 (about Rs. 2.07 lakh).
Due to large net inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs the week before, Bitcoin surged above $48,000 (about Rs. 39.8 lakh) over the weekend, hitting its highest level in 26 months. The CEO of Mudrex, Edul Patel, told Gadgets360 that Ethereum also reached its highest point since January 19 at $2,540, or roughly Rs. 2 lakh. It is currently consolidating around $2,500, or roughly Rs. 2.07 lakh, with resistance at $2,620, or roughly Rs. 2.17 lakh, and support at $2,440, or roughly Rs. 2.02 lakh.The majority of cryptocurrencies saw losses on Monday, including Ether. These comprise Avalanche, Dogecoin, Cardano, Ripple, and Binance Coin.
On Monday, the values of other altcoins, including Uniswap, Shiba Inu, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Solana, and Binance Coin, also decreased.
In the past day, the value of the cryptocurrency industry as a whole fell by 0.76 percent. According to CoinMarketCap, the current value of the cryptocurrency market is $1.8 trillion, or approximately Rs. 1,49,40,576 crore. Ether's market share is currently 16.7%, while Bitcoin's dominance is currently 52.5 percent.This week, there will probably be a few notable token unlocks, such as the release of SAND from Sandbox worth over $96 million (about Rs. 796 crore), or roughly 9% of the total supply. We plan to do this on Valentine's Day. Additional unlocks include Aptos, which released more than 7% .
