Some analysts pointed out that the skyrocketing bitcoin may be related to the collection of hundreds of millions of dollars of bitcoin in the United States. 1 65438+1On October 5th, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a statement demanding the confiscation of thousands of bitcoins with a total value exceeding1billion dollars, which is the largest cryptocurrency seized by the U.S. Department of Justice so far.
On the one hand, bitcoin skyrocketed overnight, on the other hand, the currency circle has also been turbulent recently. With the head virtual currency exchange involved in the investigation storm, the supervision once again clarified the regulatory requirements for virtual currency.
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The price of bitcoin exceeded $654.38 +0.5 million.
165438+1October 6, the price of bitcoin soared, approaching the mark of $65438 +0.6 million, and the unit price also rose to over 65438 yuan +0.6 million, setting the highest price this year.
CoinMarketCap, an encrypted digital currency market website, shows that the price of Bitcoin exceeded $65,438+$5,000 at 0: 00 on the 6th, and has been rising ever since. The highest price within 24 hours is $65,438 +0.5903, which is close to the mark of $65,438 +0.6 million. The data shows that this price not only hit a new high in the year, but also the highest price since the beginning of 20 18 and 1.
However, since reaching the highest value at 9: 00, Bitcoin has dropped slightly and still failed to break through the $65,438 +0.6 million mark. As of 14, the price of Bitcoin was $65,438+05,646, an increase of over 9%.