Expert explains theories behind Bitcoin surge...
Bitcoin prices reaches reached £7,529.77 ($10,009) on the CEX trading platform earlier today, before slightly dipping in value.
Since the start of the year, the cryptocurrency has achieved the incredible feat of increasing more than 1,000 per cent in value.
But despite the incredible growth, economists are still apprehensive of the tokens inherent volatility and signs it could be a price bubble.
Just two weeks ago, bitcoin investors took a hit when the tokens prices plummeted over 20 per cent before bouncing back.
As for what has caused Bitcoin's sharp rally this year, analysts cited several key factors, including rising interest in cryptocurrencies. There is "no question" that these digital assets are experiencing growing interest, especially on the part of finance professionals and funds. More and more people are coming to recognize that this asset class is particularly attractive during times of political turmoil.
Another development that illustrates the enthusiasm that investors have for these digital assets is all the initial coin offerings (ICOs) that have been taking place. At the time of report, ICOs had raised six times as much money in 2017 as they did during all of 2016.
there are so many reason why the price of bitcoin rising so high the important one reason is that the popularity of bitcoin and the demand of bitcoin towards the people it attract the people very much towards it's self which affect the price of bitcoin . The up and down always take place with bitcoin some the price of bitcoin is rising and some time the price of bitcoin is decreasing it depend on the condition of the bitcoin . It depend on the luck of the people