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Bitcoin Price Run Reaches $1,200
April 7th, 2017
The bullish bitcoin price trend continues in a strong start to April as price breaches $1,200 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI) in the late hours of Thursday (UTC). In a month where Japan began recognizing bitcoin, the world’s ...
Here’s Why Bitcoin’s Dramatic Rally Just Came to an End
January 9th, 2017
A dramatic rally in digital currency bitcoin came to a spectacular end on Thursday with a plunge of up to 20% as China’s yuan rose sharply—further evidence of an intriguing inverse relationship between the pair. Bitcoin had gained more ...
Bitcoin price jumped above $1,000 for the first time in three years
January 3rd, 2017
It has been a bumper year for bitcoin. Having risen in value in 2016 by 125 percent the digital currency started the new year by jumping above $1,000 for the first time in three years. As most bitcoin trading ...
Uganda Could Be 1st African Country To Regulate Digital Currencies
December 28th, 2016
Some African countries have openly criticized bitcoin use. Others have taken a wait-and-see approach. Bitcoin has enjoyed a rally in 2016 that’s beaten every major currency, stock index and commodity contract, surging 15 percent during Christmas week alone to more than $900, ...
Value of bitcoins in circulation hits record high of $14bn
December 23rd, 2016
Price per coin at $875 as cryptocurrency’s value doubles in a year, with experts linking it to depreciation of Chinese yuan The total value of all bitcoins in circulation hit a record high above $14bn (£11bn) on Thursday, as ...
Bitcoin soars to nearly three-year high in wake of China volatility
December 15th, 2016
Digital currency bitcoin on Tuesday surged to its highest in nearly three years as investors bought the asset in a supposedly safe-haven bid in the midst of volatility in the Chinese stock market. On Tuesday, bitcoin climbed as high ...
Gold and Bitcoin jumps after Trump win; investors seek safe assets
November 10th, 2016
Digital currency joins gold surge as bitcoin price climbs nearly 4% after Trump win Trump’s shock election wins sent shock-waves across the world’s financial markets. As uncertainty reigned supreme, investors turned away from equities and towards bitcoin. Joining the ...
Bitcoin Price Makes Gains as Trump Pulls off Unlikely Presidential Victory
November 9th, 2016
As the US Presidential poll count began earlier today, bitcoin price has made steady increasing gains as investors flocked toward the cryptocurrency in a day that saw the most improbable victory in modern political history. As polling in the ...
Inexperienced Chinese investors are getting stung by fintech scams
September 8th, 2016
China is witnessing a fintech boom. Companies providing electronic payments, cryptocurrency trading and other online financial services there are not only mushrooming, they are among the biggest and most highly rated in the world. The Fintech 100, a ranking ...
Bitcoin price rises to the highest in more than two years
June 17th, 2016
In another bitcoin price rally the cryptocurrency smashed through the $750 (£530) mark during trading today to reach a 2016 high, after falling below $700 on Tuesday. By mid-afternoon (GMT), bitcoin was still trading up 5.8 per cent at more ...