Bitcoin, 2021 a record year: today it is worth 46,482 dollars

Bitcoin turns 13 today. On January 3, 2009, in fact, Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin, extracted the genesis block of the first blockchain network. Despite the new bans in China, the greater controls of the authority of different countries and the high volatility, 2021 was a record year for bitcoin in many respects, starting from its price and its hashrate, a value which indicates the degree of strength and security of the network.
Among the events of the past year, it is necessary to remember February 19, when bitcoin exceeded one trillion in capitalization for the first time; then, Morgan Stanley which offered its customers access to bitcoin funds, El Salvador which became the first state to adopt bitcoin as its official currency, the first bitcoin futures ETF launched in the United States, the price of bitcoin reached $ 69,044 on November 10 and finally, last Sunday, the hashrate reached 207.53 million TH / s, a new record. Today, bitcoin is down 0.91% to $ 46,482.40.