Bitcoin continued to break new ground on Wednesday, soaring over $28,500.
Bitcoin rose over 5% against the dollar to hit a record high of $28,506.46 (BTC-USD) in early trade in London.
The all-time high means bitcoin has jumped by 46% since the start of December, Yahoo Finance UK reported.
For 2020, the cryptocurrency is up almost 300%, among increased interest from institutional investors, and worries over the inflationary impact of this year’s huge coronavirus-related stimulus packages.
“Bitcoin has increasingly seen demand from larger U.S. investors, in particular, attracted by its perceived inflation-hedging qualities and the potential for quick gains, as well as expectations it would become a mainstream payments method,” according to Reuters.
Bitcoin’s continued rally came as the U.S. dollar dropped to its lowest level since April 2018.
The dollar has continued to slide as investors move into riskier assets on the expectation of a strong economic recovery in 2021 as coronavirus vaccines are taken up and the global economy gets back on its feet.
