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Hedge Fund Investor: Bitcoin Already Hit Bottom, Ready to Surge
February 9th, 2018
Bitcoin has gone to its bottom price and will rise back to its peak level and then probably grow from there said digital investor Dan Morehead. Bitcoin Should Return to its Peak Soon Speaking with CNBC’s Fast Money Dan ...
Bitcoin and digital money ‘here to stay’ despite concerns
February 7th, 2018
This week Lloyds and Virgin Money stopped customers using credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies, amid concerns they could run up too much debt. It comes as the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell after a year when prices ...
Researchers find that one person caused bitcoin to spike from $150 to $1,000 in 2013
January 24th, 2018
In 2013, bitcoin was worth just $150 when suddenly, the price spiked. Within two months, one bitcoin was worth $1,000. Four researchers from the Tandy School of Computer Science at The University of Tulsa and the Berglas School of ...
Bitcoin and ethereum suffered massive drops, but many cryptocurrencies are faring even worse
January 17th, 2018
Most major digital currencies sold off sharply on Tuesday, but the declines in bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin prices weren’t as bad as much of the rest of the market. All of the top 20 digital currencies — by market ...
Bitcoin falls as one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency markets readies a bill to ban trading
January 11th, 2018
South Korea’s justice minister said on Thursday that a bill is being prepared to ban all cryptocurrency trading in the country. That news is a major development for the cryptocurrency space, as South Korea is one of the biggest ...
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have crashed 20 per cent on Monday
January 9th, 2018
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum, litecoin and ripple plummeted in value on Monday after Coinmarketcap removed prices from South Korean exchanges without warning. Prices on South Korean exchanges are typically up to 30 per cent higher than in other ...
Bitcoin got a big boost in 2017. Here are 5 other cryptocurrencies to watch in 2018
January 4th, 2018
Mainstream investors spent much of last year trying to figure out how to jump in on bitcoin, the digital currency for which prices ballooned to as high as $19,000 in recent months. But even as people hope to make ...
Bitcoin drops as South Korea to impose new curbs on cryptocurrency trading
December 28th, 2017
South Korea’s government said on Thursday it will impose additional measures to regulate speculation in cryptocurrency trading within the country. “The government had warned several times that virtual coins cannot play a role as actual currency and could result ...
Forget bitcoin, its fourth-biggest rival is up nearly 5,800 percent this year
December 13th, 2017
Litecoin, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency in the world by value, has hit a record high and rallied nearly 5,800 percent this year, beating rival bitcoin’s rise. The price of litecoin reached an all-time high of $255.42 on Tuesday, according to industry website ...
Bitcoin: Does it really use more electricity than Ireland?
December 12th, 2017
Can something which has no physical presence consume as much electricity as an entire country? The internet has recently been awash with claims that the digital currency Bitcoin could be using more electricity than a number of developed nations. ...
