Bitcoin tops $71,000 mark

ISTANBUL

The Bitcoin/US dollar exchange rate crossed $71,000 on Tuesday, according to coinmarketcap data.

It is close to $71,000 currently.

The rate crossed $73,000 in April and then dropped below $60,000.

The market cap of Bitcoin is at $1.4 trillion currently.

24-hour Bitcoin transactions totaled $53.3 billion, coinmarketcap's data showed.