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Title: [2015-11-30] A Bitcoin Boomlet Post by: ezak on November 30, 2015, 08:07:21 PM A Bitcoin Boomlet
Bitcoin is currently enjoying what politicos call a boomlet — a small bump that, while perhaps not impressive on a historical scale, is certainly notable. For bitcoin at the moment, this means a price spike that has put the cryptocurrency into its highest territory in a year. That, combined with a small rise in global interest and what seems to be the highest transaction volume in history puts bitcoin in an interesting position. While it was originally assumed by many that bitcoin was doomed, or at least something that would never transcend niche status, those worries have certainly fallen short. At the same time, bitcoin is only growing so quickly. Its transaction volume, an imperfect but useful metric, has been relatively flat recently, even around the time of the price fluctuations. So things are mostly up, but at the same time, mostly inside the same constellation we’ve been surfing around for what now feels like ages. Let’s get to the charts: http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/30/a-bitcoin-boomlet/ |