Bitcoin Price Starts 2017 Right; Conquers $1,000 on Day One
A New Year means new goals and new possibilities. Everyone should have a goal to reach for the year to come, and we hope you reach your goals in 2017. Bitcoin has its own goals, but Bitcoin tends to be ahead of the curve when it comes to what it can do, especially when it comes to the Bitcoin price. 2017 has proven no different. Bitcoin Hits $1,000 For the First Time Since 2013. Bitcoin spent New Year’s Day reaching its first watershed moment, eclipsing $1,000 USD in market value after a record period of Bitcoin trading in many markets around the world. Bitcoin began the day, in the West,....
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