Blockchain CEO: Bitcoin Price of $3,000 ‘Feasible’ By End of Year
CNBC appears to be jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon this week as it features an analyst foreseeing a Bitcoin price of $3000 per coin by the end of 2017. CNBC Changes Tune To Bullish, Quotes $3k Bitcoin Price For 2017. Having previously been bearish and even critical of the digital currency, the mainstream US news resource was considerably more upbeat Tuesday. “In terms of price this year, I think it will go up to $3,000,” it quotes Adam Davies, a consultant at UK tech advisor Altus Consulting in an interview. As it becomes more pervasive and more generally accepted, I think you’ll see....
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