Bitcoin Soars past $400: the Satoshi Search Effect?
The price of Bitcoin saw plenty of upward activity late last night UTC, with a surge that saw a $20 leap in the minutes leading up to midnight. The Bitstamp Price Index scaled a new high since $500 figure struck on November 4th to ring in a figure of $422.88. At the time of publishing, Bitcoin price stood at $421.50. The price swell started with Bitcoin trading at $395.15 at 11:08 PM UTC before seeing a spike of over $21 to scale $416.23 at 11: 57 PM UTC. The most comprehensive movement came between 11: 15 PM UTC and 11: 34 UTC, a 24-minute window that saw bitcoin price increase from....
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