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Bitcoin Just Surged Past $7,000. Here’s Why
November 3rd, 2017
As of late Thursday, the price of Bitcoin was about $7,000, having reached the threshold for the first time just hours earlier. The upswing continued a rally that started Wednesday, when the Chicago Merchantile Exchange announced plans to offer ...
Bitcoin turns 9 and has evolved into a global currency already
November 1st, 2017
Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of bitcoin, released the bitcoin whitepaper 9 years ago, on October 31. Since then, based on every indicator imaginable, bitcoin has evolved into a major global currency, store of value, and safe haven asset. ...
There are now more than 120 hedge funds focused solely on bitcoin, digital currencies
October 31st, 2017
Data shared exclusively with CNBC from financial research firm Autonomous Next shows the number of funds investing in digital assets like bitcoin has grown rapidly to 124. Autonomous Next also estimates that the “crypto-funds” have about $2.3 billion in ...
$6,300: Bitcoin Price Hits Record High
October 30th, 2017
The bitcoin price has set a new all-time high. Just over a week after pushing past the $6,000-mark for the first time, the world’s first cryptocurrency rose to a high of $6,306.58 on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index at ...
Bitcoin Is Paying Out Dividends Now — Just Not to Everyone
October 25th, 2017
On top of stupendous capital gains, investors in bitcoin are also getting a dividend — if they’re lucky. A split in the blockchain created a new offshoot in the form of bitcoin gold on Tuesday, with bitcoin holders receiving ...
Why is bitcoin splitting again and what is bitcoin gold?
October 24th, 2017
Bitcoin is forking for a second time to form a new cryptocurrency called bitcoin gold, but why is this happening so soon after bitcoin cash? The stir caused by the forking of bitcoin into two different cryptocurrencies caused quite ...
Bitcoin market cap tops $128 billion for the first time in its history
October 23rd, 2017
Institutional investors are avoiding Bitcoin, saying it is the most crowded trade in global markets. On Monday, the crypto-currency experienced a surge in trading volume that boosted it to $7710 a coin ($US6026) and surpassed a market capitalisation of ...
Is Bitcoin’s price fall of nearly 9 percent a healthy pullback?
October 19th, 2017
Bitcoin fell Wednesday after indications of greater scrutiny from U.S. regulators. At one point in the day, the digital currency declined by nearly $500, or about 8.7 percent to a low of $5,109.70, before regaining some of the lost ...
Bitcoin shoots above $5,800 to record peak
October 13th, 2017
Bitcoin jumped to a fresh record high on Friday after breezing past the $5,000 mark on Thursday as the cryptocurrency rebounded after tumbling last month on increased scrutiny from regulators. Bitcoin rose as much as 7.4 per cent to ...
Government officials fired when caught mining bitcoin using government computers
October 5th, 2017
Two government officials of the Crimean Council of Ministers were caught mining bitcoin using government computers and were subsequently fired. They reportedly installed “malicious software” on the government’s server and programmed over a dozen computers to mine bitcoin. The ...
