BitStamp and Mt. Gox Bitcoin Prices Nearly Equal
Anyone in the Bitcoin community who has looked at charts for longer than a few minutes has noticed that traditionally, Mt. Gox's price tends to be higher than the other exchanges. In fact, in the past months, it hasn't been uncommon to see a different of $100 USD between the two Bitcoin exchanges (with BitStamp being the lower of the two). Today, the prices per Bitcoin on the exchange are just about equal, with the price on Mt. Gox being about $767, and $767 on BitStamp. In fact, the price per Bitcoin at BitStamp has surpassed the price at Mt. Gox today. The amount was rather insignificant....
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It should no longer be a surprise that the price of Bitcoin hit $1000 this week on Japanese exchange Mt. Gox, but now, another exchange has creeped up to the $1000 mark. That's Bitstamp, of course. The exchange, which has always trailed a ways behind Mt. Gox (except for recently when the price between Mt. Gox and Bitstamp were nearly equal) is now in the 4 digits - which really reinforces just how valuable Bitcoin has become. The question is: will the $1000+ price keep it up?
We have updated our bitcoin price data page so you can now not only track the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index in real-time, but you can also check out the up-to-the-minute prices from the world's largest exchanges: Bitstamp, BTC-e and even Mt. Gox. While exchanges have come and gone from the CoinDesk BPI over time, we understand a single average doesn't suit everyone. Once on the price page, just check the boxes of the exchanges you want to view, click 'Update Chart' and data from the relevant exchanges will appear on the graph. At the moment, you can view individual prices from Bitstamp,....
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