Bitcoin Price Increases Amid Waning Negative Hype

Bitcoin Price Increases Amid Waning Negative Hype

Bitcoin has jumped up by about $7. Yesterday, it was hovering near the $233 range after it dropped from about $245. The digital currency had experienced a healthy surge during the recent week, but was undoubtedly wounded by the hacking attacks and other malicious activity that occurred over the weekend. Now it's likely that some of that angry, negative hype is dying down. The media had gotten their hands on these stories and reported them to death, and now enough time has gone by for people to marginally forget about what's happened. Furthermore, those affected by the cyberattacks are now....


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