Bitcoin’s journey towards $65,000 Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, soared to near $65,000, recording a gain of almost 900 percent in the past year, as the Coinbase digital currency exchange went public on the Nasdaq Apr 20 2020: $7,292 Jun 10: $9,870 Customers in Australia and New Zealand can buy Coca-Cola with bitcoin Oct 21: $11,993 PayPal allows users in U.S. to buy, hold, and sell bitcoin Jan 8, 2021: $41,962 JPMorgan Chase predicts bitcoin could rise to $146,000 as it competes with gold Mar 13: $61,556 Mar 23: $55,858 Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces that it is now possible to buy Tesla vehicles in U.S. with bitcoin Apr 14: $64,870 60 Apr 19: $57,056.02 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 2020 2021 Sources: Bloomberg, Coindesk Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS