Bitcoin Price Crosses $975 as Global Political Tensions Steam

Bitcoin Price Crosses $975 as Global Political Tensions Steam

Bitcoin price is on the rise, gaining over 6% in value since yesterday’s trading day to reach a high of $977.52 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI) on the first day of February 2017. Following days of stable trading where bitcoin price steadied around the $920 resistance level, the cryptocurrency is now trading closer to numbers registered toward the end of 2016, when bitcoin pushed toward the $1000 milestone. At the start of day on January 31, the BPI figures reveal bitcoin trading at the $920 mark, reaching a low of $917.5 for the day. Initial signs of a swell came about during the early....


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