Today in Data: Bitcoin’s Latest Milestone

By  |  May 10, 2017
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Shopping online has become a regular everyday occurrence for most people. As such digital currency has also seen an increase in both popularity and value.

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    The next issue that may arise is whether or not bitcoin exchanges will move into mainstream uses. As PYMNTS reported just a few weeks ago, the value of bitcoin soared above the $1400 mark. This week, Coindesk showed the continued upward trajectory of bitcoin’s value with it moving past the $1700 mark.

    Here are the numbers:

    $1,734.01 | Bitcoin value on Tuesday

    5.78 percent | Increase amount of bitcoin value for the day

    16.3 million | Number of bitcoins currently in circulation

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    285 percent | Growth increase from this time last year

    $2,000 | Amount bitcoin value is predicted to hit in 2017


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