Chesnot/Getty Images Bitcoin continued its post-election day surge on Thursday, punching past $15,000.  The digital token’s high of more than $15,200 in Thursday afternoon trades represented its highest level since January 2018. In January 2018, bitcoin was in the early stages of unraveling much of its previous year’s gains as the cryptocurrency deflated from a high of nearly $20,000 in December 2017. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Bitcoin continued its… Source link

In the last 24-hours the price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose by more than 10%, breaching the $15,000 handle for the first time since January 2018, and reaching a new 2020 high at $15,950.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets shows the BTC/USD pair briefly rose to $15,950 before retracing to $15,500. According to crypto analytics platform Messari, Bitcoin has now spent more than 20 days above the $15,000 barrier and 19 days above $15,109. This represents roughly 0.4% of the crypto asset’s life since it… Source link

Bitcoin’s price keeps climbing amid election uncertainty. Wasabi Wallet will offer automatic, privacy-preserving CoinJoins in its coming upgrade. A major Russian power provider is entering into a bitcoin mining joint venture. Top shelf $1B BTC forfeitureThe U.S. government is suing for the forfeiture of thousands of bitcoins, totaling more than $1 billion, that it seized on Tuesday. These bitcoins are said by the U.S. Department of Justice to be connected with the Silk Road marketplace. The… Source link

Photographer: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images Photographer: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images The U.S. is suing for the forfeiture of more than $1 billion in Bitcoins it says are linked to the criminal marketplace Silk Road it… Source link

Bitcoin (BTC) hit $15,000 on Nov. 5 as excitement over the U.S. election spilled over from macro markets.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView showed BTC/USD tackle the $15,000 barrier repeatedly throughout the day, finally breaking it to post press-time highs of $15,200. BTC price climbs $1,000 in a day The move seals a hectic day for Bitcoin, which just 24 hours ago traded below $14,000. The last time that BTC/USD saw $15,000 was in early January 2018. BTC/USD weekly chart…. Source link

The crypto economy has jumped over the $400 billion mark and is now hovering around $414 billion at the time of publication. The largest crypto asset in terms of market cap, bitcoin has climbed over 9% during the last 24 hours steadily marching toward the $15k zone. During the last 30 days, Bitcoin (BTC) has gained over 39% touching a new all-time 2020 high of $14,964 on Bitstamp, Thursday morning. Bitcoin (BTC) is up… Source link

Stocks are set to rise for a second day after the election and it looks as if there is another election winner: Bitcoin. U.S. stock futures are solidly in the green with S&P 500 up 1.7%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures up 1.7%, and Nasdaq Composite futures up 2.5%. It’s a second day of big gains following Election Day. Bitcoin is doing even better. For its part, the… Source link

Bitcoin bulls eyeing a $20,000 price target | Fortune … Source link

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) Price, Analysis and Chart: Ethereum/Bitcoin spread continues to move lower. Bitcoin may make further gains. The latest push higher by cryptocurrency favorite Bitcoin has seen the token hit highs last seen back in January 2018. The recent move took has taken out the late-June 2019 high at $13,840 with relative ease and BTC now looks set to press higher, although a period of consolidation cannot be ruled out. The cryptocurrency space as a whole has rallied but… Source link

Bitcoin has resumed its march higher after seeing some wild swings over the course of the U.S. election, hitting fresh near-three year highs. The bitcoin price has jumped over 5% over the last 24 hours, climbing to $14,560 per bitcoin on the Luxembourg-based bitcoin and cryptocurrency Bitstamp exchange—and moving in line with equity markets that have rallied as Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said he expects to gain enough states to win the White House. Other top ten… Source link