MOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. Bitcoin grew by 4.69% and reached $68,230 as of 6:44 Moscow time, according to Coindesk.

Thus, 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.