Musk-fuelled bitcoin surge triggers cryptocurrency exchange glitches | Malay Mail

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NEW YORK, Feb 9 ― Major cryptocurrency exchanges experienced technical issues yesterday as trading volumes soared after billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla Inc revealed it had purchased US$1.5 billion (RM6.09 billion) of bitcoin and would soon accept it as a form of payment. The electric-vehicle...

Tuesday, 09 Feb 2021 07:58 AM MYT

The electric-vehicle company's move marked the latest step toward mainstream acceptance of bitcoin, sending it 10 per cent higher on expectations that other companies will soon join asset manager BlackRock Inc and payments companies Square and PayPal in backing the cryptocurrency. “The recent run-up far exceeded anticipated increases in demand, up over five-fold from previous all-time highs,” a Kraken spokesperson said in an email.

 

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