MOSCOW, January 8. /TASS/. Bitcoin grew by 3.78% and at its peak reached $41,000 on Friday.

Thus, the price of the cryptocurrency has updated its historical maximum.

Bitcoin is a decentralized system of the eponymous cryptocurrency based on blockchain technology. It can be issued by any user who is a member of the system. The system concept was published in November 2008, but has exploded in popularity in recent years.