4 Unexpected Events That Would Rocket Bitcoin in 2016

4 Unexpected Events That Would Rocket Bitcoin in 2016

The price of bitcoin is undoubtedly volatile, and the enormous swings in price, both up and down, can be difficult to analyze and even harder to predict. A lot of what happens in bitcoinland is wildly unexpected; here are some of those unexpected but very possible events that could trigger monumental price surges in 2016. Apple Integrates Bitcoin Into Apple Pay. The Chinese Incentive. China in many ways (not least through mining), is home to bitcoin and Chinese investment has been widely recognized as the leading factor in many of the recent price rallies. And if there is one market in the....


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