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Bitcoin powers towards USD50,000 as Tesla takes it mainstream

Bitcoin was fast approaching the USD50,000 mark on Tuesday as the afterglow of Elon Musk-led Tesla’s investment in the cryptocurrency had investors reckoning it may become a mainstream asset class for both corporations and money managers.

A man wearing a face mask walks past a Bitcoin digital currency ATM shop in Marseille, France, February 7, 2021. [Reuters]

The most popular cryptocurrency has gained 1,150 per cent from March 2020 lows as institutional investors search for alternative wealth stores and retail traders ride the wave. It traded at a few hundred dollars only five years back.

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