Bitcoin Price Strikes 2016 High Again, Gains 114% in Value This Year
While 2016 is running out of road, the prolonged bitcoin rally that has lasted through most of Q4 2016 continues to scorch a hot trail as bitcoin price rises beyond $915 to set a new high for the year. Today, bitcoin price struck a high of $928 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI). The last time price traded at these levels was on January 7, 2014. That fateful day – in the immediate aftermath of the implosion of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox – saw price at $919.24 at midnight (UTC) before crashing down to $785 by day’s end. This month, the cryptocurrency is up 25% in value since the....
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While it came close to the milestone yesterday, bitcoin price struck $750 in a continuing rally that has seen the cryptocurrency make increasing gains this week. The figure is among the highs scaled by the cryptocurrency this year. Today’s trading peak of $750 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI) stuck at 9:55 AM, the first occasion since June 18, 2016, when bitcoin price struck a high of $754.83. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts and market participants will remember the month where bitcoin soared in value from $536.91 on June 1st to a high of $761.44 on June 19th in the lead-up to this year’s....
As 2016 winds down, bitcoin’s price rally is ramping up. Today, Bitcoin scaled a high of $875 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI). January 12, 2014. It has been 35-months since bitcoin was trading at $875. The cryptocurrency’s burgeoning surge continues, as the possibility of a new 3-year-high gathers steam. After blitzing through the $800 mark yesterday, a steady period of trading throughout the day saw bitcoin price reach a high of $833.96, just before midnight (UCT). It wasn’t long before bitcoin price struck $840, within 90 minutes of trading on Thursday. The latest surge was yet to....
The march goes on. Bitcoin price strikes $500. The Bitstamp Price Index bulldozed its way beyond $450 earlier today and has now reached $500, a figure struck at 13:20 UTC. The increase in price charts a remarkable rise from the beginning of October when the price of bitcoin opened at $237.15. In a little over a month, the price has since more than doubled. Bitcoin price has today reached a high of $502 and has since decreased to $492.72 at the time of publishing. Experts point to various reasons including the increased outflow of capital away from China. A stagnating economy saw the....
2016 has been an excellent year for Bitcoin in many respects. Scalability innovations like Segregated Witness have been introduced to the Bitcoin community, many successful Blockchain and Lightning Network tests have taken place and many new markets have turned to Bitcoin as a viable currency option. The price of Bitcoin has been a major positive in 2016 as well, with its value up by well over 75 percent. Now, Dec. 1, 2016, marks the highest Bitcoin price measured in over two and a half years. New Bitcoin high for 2016. According to BitcoinAverage, the price of Bitcoin passed the $760 mark....
Bitcoin price struck a new yearly high of $794.39 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI) today as the cryptocurrency continued its collective surge in 2016. Having started the year at $432 in trading, the price of bitcoin to the USD has gained a remarkable 80% so far. With less than a fortnight to go, 2016 has proven a strong year for the cryptocurrency. At the crack of Monday (UTC), price was already trading at $788.46. Shortly after, a flurry of activity saw price jump to $791.39 in a 20-minute period. Subsequently, steady trading ensued in the early hours of the day before bitcoin charted a....