Bitcoin price gains another $100 in another day of trading, surging ahead to dizzying new heights with bitcoins value now at touching distance of $1,600 (Bitstamp). <\/p>\n
Data from the Bitstamp Price Index shows trading prices topping at an all-time high of $1,596.2 on Thursday. <\/p>\n
Bitcoins price chart over the last week. <\/p>\n
This time yesterday, prices were fast approaching $1,500 for the first time in bitcoins history, and the significant milestone was scaled around 21:00 (UTC). Led by significant trading volumes in Japan followed by the United States, prices continued to surge ahead above $1,550 through Thursday. <\/p>\n
At 15:00 on Thursday, prices reached above $1,575 before peaking at $1,596.2. At the time of publishing, bitcoins value is within range of its next milestone, trading at $1,590.59 <\/p>\n
Altogether, bitcoins value has gained over 20% in the first four days of May. Bitcoins market cap is quickly approaching $26 billion. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The wider digital currency market, led by bitcoin, is now valued at over $42 billion. <\/p>\n
For a live Bitcoin Price chart, clickhere. <\/p>\n
All time references are in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). <\/p>\n
Charts from BitcoinWisdom and CoinMarketCap. <\/p>\n
Image from Shutterstock. <\/p>\n
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