CRYPTOCURRENCY - Bitcoin touches the $60,000 level

Bitcoin increased by 1.11 percent in the last 24 hours to 59,933.43 dollars, after fluctuating between 58,505.28 and 60,267.19 dollars, while the currency's weekly gain was calculated at 14.24 percent. Bitcoin's total market volume rose to 1.0 trillion 119.82 billion dollars.
Ethereum, the second-largest unit of the crypto currency markets, also rose by 3.85 percent in the last 24 hours to 2,000.46 dollars, while its weekly gain was 23.09 percent; the market volume of the unit also increased to 230.66 billion dollars.
Binance Coin, the third-largest unit of the crypto currency markets, also rose by 12.90 percent in the last 24 hours to 345.36 dollars, while its weekly gain was 42.39 percent; the market volume of the unit also increased to 53.32 billion dollars.
With increasing corporate purchases, the total market capitalisation, which exceeded the 1.5 trillion dollar limit for the first time in history on February 15, was at 1 trillion 928 billion dollars on early Friday.
While the value of 39 units decreased from the highest volume of 100 units in the last 24 hours in the crypto money markets, two of the top 10 units was among those that fell.
Bitcoin accounted for 58.0 percent and Ethereum for 11.9 percent of the total market volume in 37,492 markets where 9.095 cryptocurrencies were traded, while the 24-hour trading volume in all markets was at 170 billion dollars.