Bitcoin Report Card: Price Climbs Over 50% in First Half of 2016
Bitcoin and ether prices both climbed during the first half of this year, as a number of factors – including rising adoption, yuan devaluation, the Brexit and anticipation surrounding the halving of bitcoin's mining reward – helped the two digital currencies rise in value. These developments fueled macroeconomic uncertainty, which analysts have identified as providing tailwinds to bitcoin prices. Amid this unpredictable backdrop, the sentiment of bitcoin traders was positive, according to market data including long-short ratios and other measures of confidence. While bitcoin prices climbed....
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