Latest surge pushes bitcoin price above $750 barrier June 16, 2016 In another bitcoin price rally the cryptocurrency smashed through the $750 (£530) mark during trading today to reach a 2016 high, after falling below $700 on Tuesday. By mid-afternoon (GMT), bitcoin was still trading up 5.8 per cent at more than $736, after hitting a peak of $750.37 at around 11.30am, according to the Bitstamp index. It was the first [...]
The price of bitcoin is back below $700 after making huge gains on Sunday and Monday June 14, 2016 Bitcoin stayed resolutely below $700 (£493) during most of today's trading, after edging to highs of $719 on Monday. By 5pm (GMT), the price of a single bitcoin was worth $673, according to market exchange trader Bitcoinity. After opening at $705.62 on CoinDesk, the price of bitcoin had fallen over four per cent to $674.79 by the evening, [...]
Business leaders believe bitcoin will “fail to become a widely accepted method of payment” June 14, 2016 Business leaders do not believe bitcoin, the world's leading cryptocurrency, will become a "widely accepted method of payment" in future, according to new research. More than six in 10 (61 per cent) respondents to the Smith & William Enterprise Index survey also said they did not see bitcoin as having had a big impact on [...]
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All roads lead to China: Surging demand pushes bitcoin above $700 June 13, 2016 The bitcoin price has breached the $700 (£491) mark today, a mere two weeks after the cryptocurrency broke through the psychological $500 barrier for the first time since August 2014. The price of a single bitcoin has hit a high of $703 according to market exchange trader Bitcoinity, while CoinDesk reported a day-high of $706.70 by around 1.30pm (GMT). [...]