Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 10 per cent on Tuesday recovering from its low prices of below $12,000, occasioned by holiday-thinned trading.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, fell nearly 30 percent at one stage on Friday to $11,159.93 and, despite a late recovery, had its worst week since 2013.
At 08:10 UTC (0710 GMT) on Tuesday, it was quoted around $15,227 on the blockchain and $15,387 on Livecoin, a coin exchange platform
Bitcoin
Bitcoin recovers from fall, rises 10%
NWAFOR POLYCARP
26 DEC 2017
Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 10 per cent on Tuesday recovering from its low prices of below $12,000, occasioned by holiday-thinned trading.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, fell nearly 30 percent at one stage on Friday to $11,159.93 and, despite a late recovery, had its worst week since 2013.
At 08:10 UTC (0710 GMT) on Tuesday, it was quoted around $15,227 on the blockchain and $15,387 on Livecoin, a coin exchange platform.
Bitcoin
The digital currency had risen around twentyfold since the start of the year, climbing from less than $1,000 to as high as $19,666 on Dec. 17 on Bitstamp and to over $20,000 on other exchanges. But it has posted heavy declines since.
While bitcoin investors and analysts believe the decline in its value was a natural correction after a heady run-up in prices, there have been further warnings from market regulators and central banks.
Bitcoin recovers from fall, rises 10%
NWAFOR POLYCARP
26 DEC 2017
Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 10 per cent on Tuesday recovering from its low prices of below $12,000, occasioned by holiday-thinned trading.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, fell nearly 30 percent at one stage on Friday to $11,159.93 and, despite a late recovery, had its worst week since 2013.
At 08:10 UTC (0710 GMT) on Tuesday, it was quoted around $15,227 on the blockchain and $15,387 on Livecoin, a coin exchange platform.
Bitcoin
The digital currency had risen around twentyfold since the start of the year, climbing from less than $1,000 to as high as $19,666 on Dec. 17 on Bitstamp and to over $20,000 on other exchanges. But it has posted heavy declines since.
While bitcoin investors and analysts believe the decline in its value was a natural correction after a heady run-up in prices, there have been further warnings from market regulators and central banks.
Shmuel Hauser, the chairman of the Israel Securities Authority, said on Monday he will propose regulation to ban companies based on bitcoin and other digital currencies from trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Singapore’s central bank last week issued a warning against investment in cryptocurrencies, saying it considers the recent surge in their prices to be driven by speculation and that the risk of a sharp fall in prices is high.
Prices of rival cryptocurrencies, which slid along with bitcoin last week, have also recovered, with Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency by market size, quoted around $771, up from Sunday’s low of $689 but still far from highs around $900 hit last week.