New york: On December 17, the price of Bitcoin experienced a modest increase on cryptocurrency exchanges, APA-Economics reports. The world’s most expensive cryptocurrency rose by 0.66% over the past 24 hours on the CoinMarketCap platform, reaching USD 86,498.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, an increase was also observed in the price of Ethereum over the past day. The value of this cryptocurrency rose by 0.24% to USD 2,927. Among the top five cryptocurrencies, XRP gained 2.24% over the past 24 hours, while BNB increased by 0.49%.

It should be noted that Bitcoin’s highest price was recorded in October this year, when it exceeded USD 126,000.