PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Is there an alternative, profound French phrase or two that can describe what investors have seen this week with bitcoin? Bitcoin is quickly headed toward fresh three-year highs after jumping up over $100 in value since last week’s tracker. 23) morning, bitcoin had broken $1,150 in value, reaching a high of $1,153.04.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2019

Bitcoin, that marquee name in cryptocurrency, has seen its price swell by roughly that 60 percent number through the last few weeks, to about $8,000. Bitcoin got a huge jump on Monday (May 13), up 25 percent on the day, though there was no news specific to the cryptocurrency. Or to make one wonder why. As that happens, miners get 12.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Bitcoin value dropped dramatically to below $11,000 on Thursday (June 27), after an 18-month high of almost $14,000 earlier this week, marking a 16 percent dip, according to a report by Reuters. . Bitcoin has gained 260 percent since April but didn’t quite hit its previous all-time high of $20,000 in December of 2017. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

Some users of the Cash App, which is owned by payments company Square, can now deposit bitcoin, according to reports. Users could previously buy, sell and transfer bitcoin through the app, which is available on both Android and iOS, but now some users can deposit it as well. Square brought in about $65.5

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

You’ve probably read a lot about bitcoin lately, as its value has been running a seemingly infinite victory lap this week and throughout 2017. But there’s more to bitcoin than stocks and price per coin. 182% | Increase in bitcoin value in 2017. 182% | Increase in bitcoin value in 2017.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

This past week proved once again that it’s tough to be a bitcoin fan. In another blow to bitcoin legitimacy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied the second bitcoin-based ETF bid up for consideration in the month of March — the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Well, as long-term as bitcoin value can be.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

Bitcoin’s growing just about as fast as we can write about it — as are a number of other cryptocurrencies, for that matter. It only took just over one day for the bitcoin price to break the record it set earlier this week. On Thursday (May 11) of this week, bitcoin saw values break above $1,800 for the first time in history.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

Bitcoin, the marquee name and poster child for cryptocurrencies, had a rough go of it on Monday (Jan. The rumors were enough to send several dozen brethren down in crypto-land, as Barron’s noted that the top 60 coins — ranked by market cap — slipped in tandem with bitcoin. And the wild ride, of course, continues.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

While still volatile, and trying to shake the seedier side of its reputation, digital currency bitcoin has come a long way in a few short years. A few days ago, a move was made that could work to grow bitcoin’s financial legitimacy. Bitcoin’s current estimated market cap is over $14.5 On Friday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

Coverage includes New York lawmakers seeking to put a cap on ridesharing services, states working to embrace blockchain , Hawaii saving money by converting some functions to digital, new data from the Federal Reserve and Starbucks clearing up the confusion over cryptocurrency. City Council Weighs In On Ridesharing Debate With Cap.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

It has been another wild ride of a week for bitcoin in the wake of the SEC ruling. At the tail end of last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the proposed Winklevoss bitcoin ETF a no-go by nixing a proposed rule change that would have led to the fund being listed on the Bats BZX Exchange. The reason?

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

Bitcoin’s value keeps breaking through ceilings again and again. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, trading saw bitcoin fly by another milestone: $1,500. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, trading saw bitcoin fly by another milestone: $1,500. The digital currency’s market cap sat at just over $25.4

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

However, recently the People’s Bank of China pointed to irregularities in the operations of bitcoin exchanges BTCC, Huobi and OKCoin as the cause of the recent rollercoaster ride in bitcoin’s price, said Reuters. The developments are still ongoing, so PYMNTS’ Bitcoin Tracker will keep watch for new details in the coming weeks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

The May 2018 retail sales are the highest they’ve been since November of 2017. Powering the push in spending, according to the Commerce Department reports, are historically low unemployment figures , wages finally starting to show real gains and additional liquid capital among workers due to the tax cuts of late 2017.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

According to news from The Wall Street Journal , citing South Korean prosecutors, officials detained Kim Ik-hwan, the chief executive of Coinnest — the country’s sixth-largest cryptocurrency exchange based on bitcoin trading volume — and the head of another bitcoin exchange that was not named.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

It has also been a weight on the price of bitcoin, which has seen its prices struggle in early 2018 after explosive growth capping off 2017. The theory is that this will dampen bitcoin money laundering efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

11) its digital currency, dubbed XRP, will begin trading on Bitstamp, the Europe-based bitcoin exchange. Just like bitcoin, XPR can be moved around the globe in a speedy fashion and with anonymity. Currently, XPR is valued at less than a penny, but it is still the third-largest digital currency based on market cap equal to $245.2

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

As of this writing in mid-November 2017, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies hovers around $220B (with a single bitcoin trading for upwards of $8,000). Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have exploded in popularity, closing on $3B+ in funding in 2017 alone. What is Bitcoin? What is Bitcoin? Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Now, an unsealed indictment shows how the Manhattan DA’s office was able to take down the vendor after receiving a tip in 2017 about suspicious ATM withdrawals. ” The three men allegedly used a system to streamline their revenue as well, funding prepaid debit cards with bitcoin and withdrawing it as cash.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

According to news from Cointelegraph , venture capital funding for blockchain and blockchain-adjacent startups (which use technologies like bitcoin, Ethereum and other virtual currencies) this year is on track to exceed 2017 funding in this industry. To date, an estimated 130 deals have been inked in 2018, valuing about $400 million.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2018

Companies are arranged in descending order of market cap (as of 03/16/18). . As with a couple other companies on this list, the coinciding meteoric rise in Bitcoin price likely helped buoy investor interest in all things crypto at the time.). Longfin corp. Note: Longfin Corp began trading on NASDAQ on 12/12/17. . Industry: Fintech.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

That means bitcoin. What Does Any of This Have To Do With Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a fascinating technology on the merits. Bitcoin uses math — and math equations that anyone can solve and see — to provide this cash-like feature. And why we might need to channel our inner Frances Kelsey to help get us there.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

They don’t need to carry their checkbook, memorize their bank routing and account numbers, open a bitcoin wallet, or embrace some other type of new technology — all they have to do is use the familiar debit, credit or online wallet. That is the promise of 2017 and beyond: $30 trillion in push payments.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The average millennial student debt load was $10,600 as of 2017 — about 2X more than what was owed by Gen X in 2004. Despite the growing popularity of Robinhood and similar startup platforms, the well-established incumbent E*TRADE still surpasses its younger rivals, with an $11B market cap compared to Robinhood’s $7B.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Reflecting on the financial crisis, its consequences, and his profits from it, he wrote in 2017 , “Though markets are generally rational, they occasionally do crazy things. In May 2018, Buffett criticized Bitcoin buyers for “just hoping the next guy pays more” for an asset without intrinsic value. Image source: Wikipedia.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Bitcoin is the Rashomon of the payments industry. If you’re unfamiliar with that cinematic allusion, simply put, just what bitcoin is is determined by where you are sitting and the views you hold in terms of the intersection between payments and technology. After all, let’s call a bitcoin a bitcoin.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

The Fed reported that in 2017 about half of all people with bank accounts used their bank’s mobile app to conduct transactions. Overstock as Bitcoin/Blockchain Unicorn. The token has been in existence since December 2017, when it launched a presale and reported taking orders for more than $100 million in tokens in its first 12 hours.

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