Bitcoin price nears $53,000 

The price of Bitcoin – the leading cryptocurrency in the world – has exceeded $52,000 for the first time since May 2021.

The cryptocurrency price went up by 1.6% within 24 hours (11.4% in the last seven days) to $52.585. Consequently, its market capitalization jumped above $987.35 billion.

The price of Ethereum grew by 0.07 percent to $3,921.