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| Apr 13, 2017 | Buy Litecoin? A Likely Tech Upgrade is Winning Over Traders | With the price of litecoin rising, cryptocurrency investors have been forced to take another look at the project – one of the longest-running but frequently overlooked public blockchains.
Once widely heralded as the 'silver to bitcoin's gol... |
| Mar 22, 2017 | Who's Buying Bitcoin? Demand Persists Amid Fork Fears | In spite of speculation the bitcoin network could split into two separate blockchains, demand for the digital currency continued to remain strong during today's trading session.
The digital currency has mostly been trading north of $1,000 t... |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Crypto Traders Flock to Altcoins Amid Bitcoin Price Malaise | With many crypto traders sitting on the sidelines and awaiting news from China, volumes for bitcoin, the market's most highly traded asset, have seen a decline.
Market participants traded 6,670 bitcoins through Bitfinex, one of the world's ... |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Bitcoin's Price Battles New Resistance in Bid to Breach $1,000 | Bitcoin prices continued to fluctuate around $1,000 today, as the global digital currency markets saw technical resistance around this figure.
Overall, bitcoin traded traded above $1,000 for roughly the first eight hours of the day, reachin... |
| Feb 12, 2017 | Are Bitcoin Traders Planning for an ETF Approval? | Traders seem to be already pricing in the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) upcoming ruling on the Winklevoss bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to most analysts polled by CoinDesk.
Should the fund – sought by Tyler a... |
| Feb 4, 2017 | Bullish Sentiment Fuels Bitcoin's Return to $1,000 | coindesk-bpi-chart
Bitcoin prices experienced notable gains this week, pushing higher as sentiment recovered from the lagging impact of market turmoil.
The digital currency rose to as much as $1,024.14 on 3rd February, roughly 11.5% above i... |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Bitcoin's Volume is Continuing to Decline at Major Exchanges | coindesk-bpi-chart-98
Bitcoin trading volume continued to slide on 26th January, as market sentiment showed signs it has yet to fully brush off the impact of new policies at major China-based exchanges.
Overall trading volume has declined s... |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Real Volumes Revealed? How China's Bitcoin Market is Adapting to Fees | coindesk-bpi-chart-97
Bitcoin volumes fell sharply yesterday, a move that illustrated the market’s strong response to a previously announced decision by China-based exchanges to end 'no fee' trading policies and halt margin lending.
Though ... |
| Jan 14, 2017 | Bitcoin Price Fluctuations Calm Amid Chinese Regulatory Suspense | Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global blockchain token markets. This edition looks at the week from 7th through 13th January.
Bitcoin prices experienced significant volatility for much of this week, calmi... |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Bitcoin Took a Break From Being Volatile and Broke $800 Today | coindesk-bpi-chart-92
The price of bitcoin enjoyed a break from its recent volatility today, spending most of the day trading within reasonably tight ranges.
Overall, the digital currency's price started by fluctuating mostly between $745 a... |
| Jan 10, 2017 | Is the 'Zcrash' Over? Zcash's Price is Finding a Floor at $50 | screen-shot-2017-01-10-at-6-26-56-pm
The price of the blockchain-backed asset zcash (ZEC) has shown signs of settling down over the last several trading sessions, experiencing only modest changes in its long volatile value.
Since the start ... |
| Jan 6, 2017 | Bitcoin Ends Day Above $1,000 as Price Mounts Recovery | coindesk-bpi-chart
After falling sharply to a near two-week low today, bitcoin prices are on the rebound.
At the close of CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) for 5th January, the price of bitcoin was $1,005.82, a figure that was up more th... |
| Dec 23, 2016 | Classic and the DAO: What Drove Ether Prices in 2016 | chart9
The past 12 months marked a dynamic period for the price of ether (ETH), the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network.
Ether markets experienced sharp price fluctuations over the course of 2016. The digital currency surged more than 2,... |
| Dec 23, 2016 | Bitcoin Prices Rally Nearly 18% As 2016 Draws to a Close | Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global blockchain token markets. This edition looks at the week from 17th through 23rd December.
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Bitcoin prices surged more than 17% during the week through 23rd Decem... |
| Dec 20, 2016 | From Brexit to Bitfinex: What Shaped Bitcoin's Price in 2016 | yearchart
For the price of bitcoin, 2016 might have been one for the books.
Bitcoin prices surged more than 80% over the course of the year, with these gains resulting from a handful of sharp price fluctuations combined with a general, upwa... |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Ether Prices Fall to Lowest Since February as Sentiment Sours | Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global blockchain token markets. This edition looks at the week from 3rd through 9th December.
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The price of ether extended recent losses... |
| Dec 3, 2016 | Bitcoin Prices Surge Past $770 But Fall Just Short of 2016 High | Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global blockchain token markets. This edition looks at the week from 26th November through 2nd December.
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Bitcoin prices neared $780 during the week thr... |
| Nov 26, 2016 | Bitcoin Builds Support Above $700 But 2016 High Proves Elusive | Markets Weekly is a column analyzing price movements in the digital currency markets, and the technology's use case as an asset class. This article covers 19th to 26th November.
Bitcoin continued to trade at elevated levels this week, repea... |
| Nov 12, 2016 | Bitcoin Tests 2016 Highs as Investors Seek Privacy | Markets Weekly is a column analyzing price movements in the global digital currency markets, and the technology's use case as an asset class.
In this special monthly edition, CoinDesk analyzes movements and developments in the digital curre... |
| Nov 2, 2016 | What is Zcash Worth? As Price Tops $1,000 Traders Remain Unsure | Days after the launch of Zcash, the cryptocurrency markets are still attempting to value the newly released digital currency (ZEC).
While 1 ZEC is trading at roughly twice the price of bitcoin (1 ZEC was worth 1.91 BTC, or $1,388, at press ... |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Augur's Troubled Token Launch Highlights 'Appcoin' Pitfalls | The crypto markets didn't respond well to the launch of Augur's digital asset.
The ethereum-based prediction market came out of the gates strong last week, with its reputation (REP) tokens quickly getting listed on markets like Poloniex, Bi... |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Would a Deutsche Bank Collapse Impact Bitcoin Prices? | The pressure is building for Deutsche Bank. Germany's largest and most financially leveraged bank continues to see its stock price languish as other firms distance themselves from the beleaguered financial institution.
Indications that the ... |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Bitcoin Price Still Bruised After Bitfinex Hack | august
For better (and more often) worse, the price of bitcoin was all but inseparable from one of its major exchanges in August.
Bitcoin prices fell close to 20% to start the month, a steep decline that coincided with the hack of Hong Kong... |
| Sep 14, 2016 | On High Seas of Bitcoin Trading, Whales Still Make Waves | Single traders appear to still have an outsized influence on the bitcoin market.
Thus far in September, analysts have cited single traders as the likely cause of two significant price movements, both of which point to liquidity problems in ... |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Two Big Factors Are Driving Up Bitcoin Prices | coindesk-bpi-chart (48)
The price of bitcoin rose close to 10% this week, pushing higher as bullish market sentiment and low liquidity created an ideal environment for gains.
The digital currency enjoyed notable increases during the week, s... |
| Sep 8, 2016 | Bitcoin Price Flirts With $630 as Traders Bet Long | coindesk-bpi-chart (47)
The price of bitcoin surged more than 2% on Thursday, 8th September, nearing $630 as speculators caused the digital currency to extend gains produced earlier this week.
The digital currency’s climb did not coincide w... |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Bitfinex Reimburses First Bitcoin Exchange Hack Victims | Screen Shot 2016-09-02 at 8.41.16 AM
Bitfinex has reimbursed its first wave of customers.
Announced 1st September, the Hong Kong bitcoin exchange revealed it had purchased more than 1% of the blockchain debt tokens it issued to users in Aug... |
| Aug 21, 2016 | Can Two Ethereum Markets Co-Exist? | How big is the ethereum market? In light of recent developments, answering this question has become more complex for traders and market observers.
Due to the unintended consequences of the ethereum community's decision to create a new versi... |
| Aug 8, 2016 | Fat Protocols | Note: see the 2020 follow-up post here: Thin Applications
Here’s one way to think about the differences between the Internet and the Blockchain. The previous generation of shared protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, etc.) produced immeasurable a... |
| Aug 2, 2016 | Bitcoin Drops Nearly 20% as Exchange Hack Amplifies Price Decline | coindesk-bpi-chart (38)
The price of bitcoin fell sharply today exacerbating an already ongoing decline as global market participants reacted to news that one of the largest digital currency exchanges had been hacked.
Earlier this afternoon... |
| Jul 31, 2016 | Are Bitcoin and Gold Prices Correlated? | Bitcoin has been called 'digital gold', but does this mean the two markets behave similarly?
This relationship has been top of mind for industry observers for some time, as media coverage has often championed the idea bitcoin is a new 'safe... |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Bitcoin Price Impact Debated Ahead of Possible Japan Stimulus | The price of bitcoin has benefited from macroeconomic uncertainty this year, rising more than 50% over the last six months as China devalued the yuan and the UK dramatically exited the European Union.
As the calendar rolls ahead to August, ... |
| Jul 23, 2016 | New Digital Currency Steem Provokes Doubt of Market Observers | While steem recently became the third-largest digital currency as measured by market capitalization, surpassing $400 million this month, some market experts are skeptical of steem and have expressed doubts about its economics.
The digital c... |
| Jul 21, 2016 | After Rising 1,000%, Uncertainty Clouds Ether's Price Projections | Screen Shot 2016-07-21 at 10.25.55 AM
The price of ether, the native token on the ethereum platform, rose modestly yesterday, climbing nearly 5% after its developers executed a hard fork to restore funds from a defunct project once heralded... |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Bitcoin Price Climbs Over 50% in First Half of 2016 | coindesk-bpi-chart (34)
Bitcoin and ether prices both climbed during the first half of this year, as a number of factors – including rising adoption, yuan devaluation, the 'Brexit' and anticipation surrounding the halving of bitcoin's minin... |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Bitcoin Prices Volatile in $600s As Traders Await Halving | coindesk-bpi-chart (33)
Bitcoin prices experienced moderate volatility during the week ending 8th July as market participants took action ahead of the upcoming halving of bitcoin rewards, scheduled to happen on or around 9th July.
As the de... |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Bitcoin Halving 2016: Will the Price Rise or Fall? | coindesk-bpi-chart (32)
2016 has become a year of revival for the bitcoin price.
At a press time total of $640, the price of bitcoin is up nearly 50% from its opening on 1st January. While macroeconomic factors including uncertainty in Chin... |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Bitcoin Rollercoaster Rides Brexit As Ether Price Holds Amid DAO Debacle | coindesk-bpi-chart (30)
Bitcoin and ether prices rode a rollercoaster during the week ending 24th June, plunging lower at some points and pushing higher at others as market participants responded to global economic uncertainty.
The price of... |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $700 As Market Outlook Weakens | coindesk-bpi-chart (27)
The price of bitcoin fell below $700 on 21st June, dropping more than 10% in an aggressive correction to recent gains.
The decline came just a day after the price surpassed $780, rising to a fresh 28-month high, Coin... |
| Jun 15, 2016 | After Two-Year High, Will Bitcoin's Price Rise or Fall? | coindesk-bpi-chart (23)
The price of bitcoin is back in the spotlight, but following weeks of sky-high gains, market observers are beginning to assess what could be next.
After hitting two-year highs earlier in the week, bitcoin prices fell... |
| Jun 13, 2016 | 5 Factors Experts Say Drove Bitcoin's Rise to $700 | coindesk-bpi-chart (20)
The price of bitcoin surged close to 20% over the weekend spanning 11th June and 12th June, and this robust appreciation grabbed the attention of many experts who were quick to give their two cents on the rally.
Mark... |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Is Bitcoin's Price Performance Drawing Mainstream Traders? | coindesk-bpi-chart (19)
With the price of bitcoin at 20-month highs, market observers are beginning to assert the digital currency's strength could be drawing the interest of new global traders.
With many market participants struggling to g... |
| Jun 8, 2016 | Bitcoin Prices Soar in May: Analyzing the Market's Second Best Month of 2016 | bitcoin, price
With the price of bitcoin appreciating nearly 20% in May and breaking past $500 for the first time since 2014, it's safe to say the digital currency is once again back in the mainstream spotlight as an investment opportunity.... |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Did China Drive Bitcoin's Price to 2016 Highs? | coindesk-bpi-chart (17)
The price of bitcoin surged nearly 20% during the week ending 3rd June, rising to its highest point in 20 months. But what was the cause of the increase?
Mainstream media sources
have largely attributed this sharp in... |
| May 29, 2016 | Bitcoin Prices Break $500 Barrier to Hit 20-Month High | coindesk-bpi-chart (16)
Bitcoin prices broke through $500 on 28th May, building on the previous day’s momentum to reach a level not seen since August of 2014.
The sharp increase notably helped extend the digital currency’s recent rally, whi... |
| May 6, 2016 | Bitcoin Price Climbs Past $460 After Craig Wright Stumble | Price
Bitcoin has had a quiet week, experiencing low trading volume and rather modest price changes as market observers saw Australian academic Craig Wright claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin.
On the other han... |
| May 4, 2016 | Bitcoin Markets Hold Steady, But Brace for More Craig Wright Details | CoinDesk BPI May 2016
Bitcoin markets experienced little change on 2nd May, providing a mild response to Craig Wright’s claim that he is in fact the digital currency’s inventor.
The Economist, the BBC and GQ all released stories on the subj... |
