The bitcoin bounce: what does the new record high mean next?
Now that the volatile cryptocurrency has reached an all-time high of $69,000, Anthony Cuthbertson asks the experts if the value will just plunge as it has in the past or if we’re in for a new era of bitcoin madness
Bitcoin is back. A new record high this week capped a year of remarkable price gains for the cryptocurrency, which has tripled in value over the last 12 months.
For many market watchers, the new all-time high of $69,000 came as no surprise, though the speed at which it rose caught out even the most bullish analysts.
Less than 18 months ago, bitcoin was languishing below $16,000. Prices plummeted by more than 70 per cent during a crash that saw cryptocurrency exchanges collapse and multibillion-dollar crypto projects fail.
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