Bitcoin Surges to $70,700 in First Trading Day of the Week

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Bitcoin (XBT/USD) kicks off the first trading day of the week with a price surge, reaching $70,700 per 1 BTC. Bitcoin dominates the market with a share of around 70%.

The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market exceeds $3.2 trillion USD.

Ethereum (ETH/USD) is trading at the level of $2,200 per 1 ETH.

Ripple (XRP/USD) is quoted at $1.3 per XRP.

Leaders in terms of trading volume and market capitalization are:

- Bitcoin,

- Ethereum,

- USDT,

- Solana, BNB Chain, Dogecoin.

It is worth noting that the pricing mechanism in the crypto market is based on the interaction of supply and demand on exchanges, where prices are formed through buy and sell orders. Key factors include limited supply, liquidity, technological updates, news, regulation (laws/bans), mining costs, market sentiment, and speculation, leading to high volatility due to decentralization and the absence of a single regulator.

This overview was presented by Alexey Grishchenko, Ph.D., professor at the Department of Operational and Sectoral Management of the Faculty of "Higher School of Management" at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.