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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Exceeds $17K Price Level; Former Bank Of Japan Exec: It Will Take Years To Make Digital Yen; Crypto Firm Amon To Release Debit Card With Union Pay

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The digital currency reached a high of approximately $17,860 on Tuesday (Nov. 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. on Tuesday (Nov. Miller Tabak + Co. The price of bitcoin was $ 17,764.38

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Bitcoin Tracker: Up, Up And Away?

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The bitcoin market cap was over $18.5 The cryptocurrency’s maximum value, reached on Nov. Last month, the central bank and government of the United Arab Emirates had drawn up regulatory frameworks for FinTech and digital payments at large. On Thursday (Feb. percent over Wednesday’s close.

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Bad Week Worsens For Cryptos; No TGIF Here

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The last time this happened was during the period between Nov. And so, the entire arena, as measured by market cap, now has been more than halved, standing at $385 million, as estimated by the newswire this morning, citing Coinmarketcap.com. 2014 to Jan.

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Canada’s CAD-COIN — And Bitcoin’s Price Rally

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But Canada isn’t the only one this week eyeing an alternative digital currency. Tokyo Wants A Piece Of The Digital Currency Pie, Too. The bank is reviewing its own digital currency option that uses the same underlining technology. Bitcoin was worth more than $1,200 in Nov.

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Bitcoin’s Big Halving Countdown And ‘Long Tail Risk’

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When bitcoin was first released, a cap was placed on how many bitcoin could ever be produced. The last halving event was on Nov. 10.5B | Bitcoin’s estimated market cap. We do view a central-bank issued digital currency as a significant threat to the banks’ central role in payments,” they write.

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How Long Will Bitcoin’s Price Boom Stick?

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Every time bitcoin shoots above the $500 mark, the digital currency world starts buzzing about why bitcoin is here to stay and why it’s going to shoot above the $600 mark soon. But details aside, let’s not forget that this pales in comparison to bitcoin’s prime-time price of $1,242 on Nov.

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