Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has updated its annual maximum

The flagship of the cryptocurrency market BTC $76,472.63 Bitcoin 0.83% Market capitalization $1.51 trillion VOL. 24 hours $3.51 billion tested the $ 36,000 mark at night, but still failed to gain a foothold at this level. Overnight, positions worth more than $ 150 million were liquidated.

It should be noted that yesterday, November 1, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve held a meeting. After the meeting, the regulator announced its decision on the interest rate, leaving the rate unchanged at 5.25−5.5%.

«The latest data show that economic activity grew at a high rate in the third quarter. Job growth in the US slowed compared to the beginning of the year, although it remains high, and the unemployment rate is low. Inflation is still high,» the regulator said in a statement.

The previous meeting was held on September 20. At that time, the US Federal Reserve decided to leave the interest rate unchanged.

According to the CoinMarketCap analytical tracker, as of the morning of October 2, bitcoin is trading at $ 35,270, a gain of 2.46% over 24 hours. The total number of coins circulating on the market has reached $ 688.7 billion, and traders have made daily trading deals worth $ 25.8, an increase of more than 68%. BTC’s dominance in the market amounted to 52.8%. In general, the market capitalization added 2.42% and reached $ 1.3 trillion.