This month, immediately after the approval of the bitcoin ETF, a tool that will allow institutional investors to conveniently invest in the main cryptocurrency, the rate soared to $49,000 and then plummeted.
According to analysts, bitcoin may face an even deeper correction before the halving, which is scheduled for April this year. Historically, after halving, bitcoin has always set records for its value.
The idea of the system was presented in November 2008 by a user or group of authors under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin issuance is naturally limited, and most bitcoins have already been mined.