Bitcoin is jumping above the $ 17,000 mark
On Tuesday, the cryptocurrency bitcoin hit its highest level in more than two years, jumping above $ 17,000. According to experts, it has anti-inflationary features and is expected to gain wider acceptance.
Bitcoin, the first and largest cryptocurrency, jumped 4.5 percent to $ 17,479, its highest level since January 2018.
Bitcoin's gain this year is more than 130 percent, and is now more than four times higher than its levels in March.
And as a result of a frenzied buying wave fed by retail investors, it recorded its highest level ever at $ 19,666 in December 2017.