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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 ...
Bitcoin Ends 2016 as the Top Currency as It Nears $1,000
December 29th, 2016
Raise your hand if you saw this coming: Bitcoin not only bounced back from its 2015 doldrums, but went on a tear that saw it climb around 120% from the start of the year. As of Wednesday afternoon, the ...
Bitcoin best performer of 2016, outlook bullish for next year
December 27th, 2016
Sentiment very bullish for 2017; prices could touch all-time peak of $1,161 Bitcoin has emerged as the most remunerative asset in 2016. Analysts are bullish on the asset class which has surpassed almost all others. Even gold, which was ...
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 passes the $800 mark
December 22nd, 2016
The digital currency bitcoin has passed the $800 value for the first time since February 2014. Bitcoin crossed the threshold around 11:40pm GMT and is currently trading around $815. Charles Hayter, chief executive and founder of digital currency comparison ...
World-first listing on CISE for global bitcoin fund
December 21st, 2016
Global Advisors Investment Fund plc (GABI) has today been admitted to the Official List of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) to become the first regulated bitcoin fund to be listed on any exchange globally. The CISE has approved ...
Bitcoin crushed every other currency in 2016. Here are five reasons why
December 20th, 2016
Bitcoin, that nebulous digital currency that trades in cyberspace and is “mined” by code-cracking computers, emerged as a better bet this year than every major currency, stock index and commodity contract. The electronic coin that trades – and is ...
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 ...
Bitcoin is Now Trading at its Highest Price Since 2014
December 13th, 2016
The price of bitcoin hit two major milestones today, reaching a new 2016 high and rising to its most elevated level since February 2014. At press time, bitcoin’s price rose to a high of $788.49, CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price ...
Bitcoin hits highest levels in almost three years
December 12th, 2016
Web-based digital currency bitcoin hit its highest levels in almost three years on Friday, extending gains since India sparked a cash shortage by removing high-denomination bank notes from circulation a month ago. Bitcoin was trading as high as $774 ...
