Bitcoin: BTC investors have made almost £1,500 in just four days

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Renewed interest among cryptocurrency watchers was sparked over the weekend after BTC surged past £6,250 ($8,000) after seven days of steady momentum – its highest level since July last year. If an investor bought one bitcoin at it its lowest point on Friday, it would have cost them £4,729.51 ($6,153.09). The value of the original cryptocurrency has since risen dramatically and as of 12.25pm BTS was trading hands at £6,205.53 ($8,041.12). This means for those investing in bitcoin, the value of one BTC has gone up by £1,476.02 ($1,888.03) – or 30 percent – during this time.

Crypto experts have been left baffled by the gain and said there appears to be no obvious reason for the bitcoin boost. However, a blockchain and cryptocurrency conference is taking place in New York, with big investors and influential market players gathered at Consensus to network and discuss the current state of the industry. Bitcoin had also rallied during previous Consensus conferences. Some analysts pointed out that bitcoin’s rally coincided with the escalating trade war between the United States and China.

Yesterday saw BTC hit a high of £6,306.46 ($8,167.50), a roughly 10-month peak. Bitcoin has almost doubled in price this year after emerging from a bruising 2018. Last year it lost almost 75 percent of its value amid tighter regulation across the world. But so far on the year, bitcoin has been up a sparking 119 percent.

Bitcoin: BTC smashed through the $8,000 barrier