Bitcoin’s “Hockey Stick” Growth Attributed To Novel Gaming ServiceEleven months ago Bitcoin’s trajectory was nearly vertical as each day brought a higher price and the daily transaction volumes on the Bitcoin network were seeing new record levels each day as well. But then suddenly the ascent stopped and what followed was a long slide back towards earth.
In the months that followed those June 2011 highs the exchange rate had dropped by more than 90% from the earlier highs and the transaction volumes had dropped as low as 68% from the peak. While the exchange rate is still down considerably with bitcoins trading around $5 USD now the daily transaction volume has shot back up and is once again breaking new records.
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http://www.bitcoinmoney.com/post/22374833252/sastoshi-dice-launchNote: Looks almost like an ad for SatoshiDice, however if observation on number of transactions is correct it may be interesting.