Markets Weekly: Questions for Bitcoin Price After Torrid Week
It's been a tough week for the bitcoin price. Trading closed on 5th January at $272.95, losing 2.78% over the week to end on 11th January at $265.37, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index. With prices trading below $300 for the first time in a year, Bitstamp revealed that it had lost $5m in coins during a security breach. It pulled the plug on trading for four days as its team scrambled to migrate its systems and introduce new security measures. During the outage, punters drew comparisons to the suspension of trading at Mt Gox, which signalled the end of that once dominant venue....
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Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global digital currency markets, and the technology's use case as an asset class. Bitcoin prices fluctuated within a tight range of $405 to $420 during the seven days ending 25th March, maintaining relative stability even as the bitcoin community faces questions of scalability and an upcoming drop in the number of new bitcoins minted per transaction block. The modest price fluctuations followed the trend of the last several weeks, with prices generally enjoying stability and consistent trading volume. During the week ending....