5 Reasons Why the Bitcoin Price Will Rise in 2016
For many, the Bitcoin price is the most important, if not the only indicator of how the cryptocurrency is doing. Therefore, setting the myriad of other discovered and undiscovered use-cases aside, let’s take a look at five factors that will have a positive impact on the price of Bitcoin in what is shaping up to be a breakout year for the world’s first....
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The year 2016 saw Bitcoin price increase by over 50 percent due to various favorable factors. The year 2016 has been great for Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency valued at about $425 during the beginning of 2016 climbed to $950 by its end. But, what led Bitcoin price to register a 54 percent annual gain in 2016? According to analysis, the digital currency had a lot of influencing factors pushing its price upwards by driving demand. The reasons, listed by us in the past and again reiterated by a prominent business magazine includes; Donald’s Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections which....
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