Bitcoin Rollercoaster Rides Brexit As Ether Price Holds Amid DAO Debacle

Bitcoin Rollercoaster Rides Brexit As Ether Price Holds Amid DAO Debacle

Bitcoin and ether prices rode a rollercoaster during the week ending 24th June, plunging lower at some points and pushing higher at others as market participants responded to global economic uncertainty. The price of bitcoin approached $800, the looming 'Brexit' vote, the latest developments surrounding the collapse of The DAO and a trading outage at exchange Bitfinex all helped fuel these sharp price fluctuations. When the week began on 17th June, bitcoin was trading at nearly $770, CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) figures reveal. However, the digital currency failed to "break....


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