Bitcoin never stops. On the eve of Coinbase’s listing on the Nasdaq, and probably driven by the enthusiasm surrounding the exchange platform’s debut, the cryptocurrency hit new records one step away from $ 93,000.
Between exchanges of over 60 billion dollars, bitcoin jumped by almost 5% compared to the eve, when it was trading below 60 thousand, going to the assault of the 63 thousand threshold, reaching a total capitalization that is now steadily above 1,150. billions of dollars.
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Also touching a new high was ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency, up about 5% to a record above $ 2,250, with a capitalization of over 260 billion.
The rise of the major cryptocurrency also drove the entire sector, which consolidated its total value above 2,100 billion. Among the first digital currencies to report the 25% jump of Ripple, which led to about 80% the gain in the last seven days, and the slight decline of Binance Coin, which lost about 2% over 24 hours, maintaining however an increase of 50% over the week.
The new rise in prices comes on the eve of Coinbase’s listing on the Nasdaq on Wednesday 14 April, which will take place through direct listing of private shares. In any case it is an evaluation benchmark for the entire sector, representing an alternative way of investing in cryptocurrencies.