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The bitcoin exchange rate has reached the highest level in a year
At over $9,000, Bitcoin was trading at the end of 2017.
The bitcoin exchange rate rose during Sunday trading, according to the Coindesk Bitcoin Price Index, passing the mark of $9381 - the highest figure in more than a year.
The last time such a high rate for the popular cryptocurrency was on May 10 last year. In addition, the price of bitcoins returned to the level of December 2017, shortly before the price of one unit of BTC soared to $20,000.
Coinmarketcap reports that the daily volume of bitcoin transactions is approximately $21.5 billion. To date, the bitcoin rate continues to exceed $9,000. According to the chart at 16:00 on June 18, the value of the first cryptocurrency was about $9272, and the market capitalization was $164 billion.
