By Saikat Chatterjee
LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit $19,000 on Tuesday for the first time in nearly three years, homing in on its all-time high of just under $20,000.
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency was last up 3.2% at $18,958. Bitcoin has gained nearly 40% in November alone and is up around 160% this year.
Fuelling its gains have been demand for risk-on assets amid unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus, hunger for assets perceived as resistant to inflation, and expectations that cryptocurrencies would win mainstream acceptance.
Graphic: Bitcoin breaks $19,000 https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/mkt/xlbpgzyrkvq/bitcoin.JPG
(Reporting by Saikat Chatterjee; Additional reporting by Tom Wilson; editing by Thyagaraju Adinarayan)
