Bitcoin Caps Central Bank 
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 14, 2020
The central bank of Russia is seeking to place a yearly cap on the amount of cryptocurrency that retail investors can purchase, CoinDesk reported. Non-qualified investors wouldn’t be able to purchase over 600,000 rubles (approximately $7,740) per a proposal that the Bank of Russia released.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 11, 2021
The price of bitcoin kept going up and up and up for months — to a high of more than $40,000. CNBC reported that bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell over 12 percent from a day earlier, to as low as $30,863. Bitcoin has still gone up in price by 300 percent in the last 12 months.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Bitcoin is briskly getting close to the peaks that brought about a crypto madness and concluded with a dramatic market downfall nearly three years prior, Bloomberg reported. Digital currency enthusiasts have been witnessing bitcoin rise all year, and a number of them are targeting the December 2017 high of nearly $20,000.
PYMNTS
MAY 29, 2020
Bitcoin : not worth much – except what someone else is willing to pay for it. Goldman Sachs’ withering assessment of bitcoin this week may be enough to take some wind out of the sails of those who have been looking for the marquee name in crypto to find its way into mainstream commerce.
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.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 9, 2018
The alternative crypto inspired by a dog meme now has a $2 billion market cap, as noted by Business Insider and other sources. As reported yesterday, Israel’s central bank said that it would not view cryptocurrencies — bitcoin et al — as currency. based in Hong Kong – whose shares were up 900 percent last year.
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.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
56 
Let's personalize your content