Bitcoin, the world’s most popular digital asset stabilizer, has outperformed both Meta Platforms Inc and Mastercard in terms of market capitalization and total market capitalization.
According to a report on the American Watcher website, the prominent digital asset witnessed a recovery at the beginning of the new year with a price above $19,000 till yesterday.
In the report, BTC witnessed a welcome recovery as it neared the $2022 price in January, plus sentiment around the cryptocurrency saw it overtake two prominent companies in total market capitalization.
Bitcoin and the rise in 2023
The report highlighted that while the currency was exposed to its lowest point in 2022 and described a year of risk for the cryptocurrency industry and macroeconomic events caused prices to fall, the industry also exposed a group of bad actors that ultimately led to the bank collapse. platforms.
However, 2023 is a different story so far, with many cryptocurrencies green to start the year and since then Bitcoin has been one of the most promising returns for Altcoins.
The planet’s most prominent cryptocurrency has seen its price bounce back from the terrifying $16,000 level it witnessed by the end of 2022.
And this sentiment about BTC has been matched by its total market cap as Bitcoin has officially surpassed both Meta Platforms Inc. And Mastercard is the value of any publicly traded company in market capitalization, and Bitcoin has overtaken Zuckerberg’s tree tech giant, banking giant, and market place.
Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $370 billion, while Meta and Mastercard have a market capitalization of $357.69 billion and $363.03 billion, respectively.
The development of yesterday’s US CPI report certainly affected them, as the fall in the inflation rate has had a positive impact on the cryptocurrency space so far, but only time will tell where the market is headed.