Bitcoin price has surpassed the US$455 margin in major exchanges. The positive announcements from the Core team and the increasing demand from Chinese investors have contributed to the rising price of Bitcoin.
The price of Bitcoin has surpassed US$455 in major Chinese exchanges including OKCoin and BTCC, recording a daily price growth of 6.3%.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is being traded at US$454.9 on average.
On February 20, NewsBTC reported that the price of Bitcoin crossed the US$440 margin at all major Bitcoin exchanges as bitcoin experts and industry leaders predicted. Since then, Bitcoin has maintained a positive trend, reaching US$455 at 5:11 AM EST today, on February 21.
The price of Bitcoin is expected to sustain an upward trend with the recent announcement made from the Bitcoin Core team and the world’s largest mining firms regarding the block size debate. This morning, representatives from leading mining firms including AntPool, BitFury and Antpool announced that the Core Developers and industry leaders have finally reached a consensus to end the never-ending block size debate. By using Segregated Witness as the foundation, the Bitcoin Core team announced the development of a hard fork upon the launch of SegWit in April 2016.
http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/02/21/bitcoin-price-surpasses-us455-moving-towards-us500/
