Gold Silver Reports – Bitcoin rose as much as 7.7 percent to a record $8,290 as of 2:47 p.m. in New York. It’s been a tumultuous year for the virtual currency, with three separate slumps of more than 25 percent all giving way to subsequent rallies.
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Bitcoin Emerges as Crisis Currency
Gold Silver Reports – Bitcoin Emerges as Crisis Currency – About a third of the customers queuing at La Maison du Bitcoin’s teller windows in Paris aren’t speculating on the value of the cryptocurrency.
World’s First Bitcoin Short Notes Allow Bears to Ride Big Swings
Gold Silver Reports – Bitcoin bears now have another way to bet on price falls. Swiss structured products houses Vontobel AG and Leonteq Securities AG started separate products on Friday that allow investors to profit if the price of bitcoin tumbles. Not that it has tumbled much lately. Bitcoin is trading at a record high and has soared more than 700% this year.
All you Wanted to Know About Bitcoin, the most Popular Cryptocurrency
Gold Silver Reports – All you Wanted to Know About Bitcoin, the most Popular Cryptocurrency – Whether you go for a game night at your friend’s house or are relaxing with friends after work, invariably someone will be talking about the next big investment option. In the past, these discussions were around real estate, stocks, even gold. Now, all such talk is about cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin Surges Past $7,000 to Extend Record Rally This Year
Gold Silver Reports – Bitcoin climbed past $7,000 for the first time, breaching another milestone less than one month after it tore through the $5,000 mark.