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Bitcoin Prices Shoot Past $870, Setting New High for 2016
Bitcoin prices continue to surge after passing the $800 mark earlier this week.
Updated Sep 11, 2021, 12:49 p.m. Published Dec 22, 2016, 5:02 p.m. 1 min read
Bitcoin prices have surged nearly 10% since crossing the $800 level.
The digital currency's price rose to as much as $874.10 at 10:00 UTC on 22nd December, which represented a 9.3% gain from $800 and a 12.4% increase from the same time one week before, according to the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). Prices have climbed more than 100% since the start of the year.
The move follows a week of steadily rising prices, surpassing $800 on 21st December. Some industry analysts had forecasted that the digital currency would finish 2016 either under $800 or close to that price.
At press time, the average price of bitcoin across markets is $861.78, BPI data reveals.
This week's price action comes after a year of headline-making developments that drove markets. Major moments in 2016 included the UK vote to leave the European Union and the hack of bitcoin exchange Bitfinex.
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- A large trader booked a "short strangle" strategy on Deribit, expecting XRP to stay close to $1.40 till the end of June.
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