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Enthusiasts Point Out The Bitcoin Could Rise Dramatically
November 29th, 2017
Bitcoin saw a massive, sudden spike just after it broke through a closely watched milestone Tuesday night. The cryptocurrency traded at an all-time high of $10,831.75 just after 12:30 a.m. ET, according to industry site CoinDesk. That represented a ...
My Crazy $17,000 Target for Bitcoin Is Looking Less Crazy
November 28th, 2017
The basis of this admittedly crazy forecast was simple: capital flows. I think we can all agree that bitcoin (BTC) is “interesting.” One of the primary reason that bitcoin (and cryptocurrency in general) is interesting is that nobody ...
Bitcoin surged to yet another new record high; Cracks $9,600
November 27th, 2017
Bitcoin surged to yet another new record high on Monday, breaking a record set during the Thanksgiving weekend stateside. The cryptocurrency jumped to an all-time high of $9,682.10 hours after cracking the $9,400 level on Sunday, according to industry ...
Gold Versus Bitcoin: The Pro-Gold Argument Takes Shape
November 24th, 2017
Sound money advocates who love the concept of cryptocurrencies but don’t want to abandon precious metals have been trying to clarify their thoughts of late. Risk Hedge just helped, with a comprehensive statement of the pro-gold position. The following ...
JPMorgan considers getting into bitcoin while bank’s CEO Jamie Dimon calls it ‘a fraud’
November 23rd, 2017
The Wall Street banking giant JPMorgan is weighing up whether it could help its clients tap into a potential bitcoin futures market being prepared by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), media reported citing sources. The bank is gauging client ...
Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange
November 22nd, 2017
As the price of Bitcoin has soared, the virtual currency has edged toward the mainstream. Square, the fast-growing payments company run by the Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has begun selling Bitcoins to ordinary consumers, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ...
Finance chiefs say bitcoin is ‘real’ but many think it’s in a bubble right now
November 21st, 2017
Ninety-seven chief financial officers (CFOs) on CNBC’s Global CFO Council were asked their view on bitcoin Out of the 43 that responded, 27.9 percent said the cryptocurrency is “real but in a bubble” Another 14 percent said that bitcoin ...
Cryptocurrency is hot commodity as Bitcoin reaches record-high value
November 20th, 2017
Cryptocurrency is a digital currency with no physical form or intrinsic value, but is an increasingly hot commodity as Bitcoin, its most well-known iteration, flirts with a record high. Bitcoin, the self-proclaimed original decentralized digital currency, is hovering around ...
Bitcoin surges to $13,500 in Zimbabwe
November 16th, 2017
Bitcoin is trading at $13,500 in Zimbabwe, at almost double the value of the cryptocurrency on international exchanges. Demand for bitcoin has surged dramatically in the cash-strapped African country after the military seized power on Wednesday. According to the ...
Bitcoin’s value rose $10 billion in just 12 hours after a dramatic sell-off
November 14th, 2017
Bitcoin rallied more than 11 percent in just over half a day on Monday, following a dramatic plunge in the cryptocurrency over the weekend. The digital currency started trading at $5,857.32 on Monday and rose nearly 15.6 percent to ...