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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - The digital currency Bitcoin has exceeded the mark of 20,000 US dollars for the first time.
On Wednesday afternoon, the oldest and most famous cryptocurrency on the Bitstamp trading platform cost up to $ 20,440.
This clearly exceeded the previous record, which was set in November at $ 19,700.
Bitcoin has benefited from several developments for some time.
Basically, interest in digital currencies seems to have risen again in the past few months after a lengthy lull.
A kind of accolade by PayPal is repeatedly mentioned as a reason for the attention boost.
The large payment service wants to enable its customers to pay with Bitcoin and other crypto currencies.
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In general, the interest of professional investors seems to have increased after a long time, especially private investors with smaller funds, were interested in digital currencies.
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