Bitcoin breaks through the $ 59,000 level

On Wednesday, February 28, bitcoin BTC $98,405.16 Bitcoin 0.17% Market capitalization $1.95 trillion VOL. 24 hours $4.5 billion demonstrated record growth for the second time — at the moment, the flagship of the crypto market has passed the $ 59,000 mark. The asset is trying to gain a foothold at this level.

According to CoinMarketCap, the main cryptocurrency has reached $ 59,045 with a market capitalization of $ 1.15 trillion. Daily trading transactions with BTC exceeded $ 43.2 billion. The dominance of bitcoin increased to 52.5%. It should be noted that the BTC price changes every second, so correction is still possible during the day.

Ethereum ETH $3,343.77 Bridged Ether (StarkGate) -0.13% Market capitalization $0.28 billion VOL. 24 hours $2.11 billion also showed significant growth. The asset’s price has overcome the $ 3,300 level and is currently trading at

$ 3,316. The market capitalization of the leading altcoin has reached $ 400 billion. Traders made daily trading deals worth $ 17.7 billion. Ethereum’s market share amounted to 18.1%.

We would like to add that the total capitalization of the cryptocurrency market is fixed at a staggering $ 2.19 trillion. Daily transactions with cryptocurrencies reached $ 99.88 billion. The fear and greed index reached 80 points.

The rise in asset prices triggered a new wave of liquidations on futures contracts. Overnight, from February 27 to 28, 2024, the figure exceeded $ 210 million, according to CoinGlass.