BTC logo
BTC
$111,614.06
0.90%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,060.28
1.77%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.05%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,178.74
0.19%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4464
2.40%
SOL logo
SOL
$196.40
4.17%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3234
1.34%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1994
1.88%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6795
2.46%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.45
2.03%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.24
6.04%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.03%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.56
1.40%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3281
2.27%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7118
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.19
2.19%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.28
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6364
0.10%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1822
3.44%
BTC logo
BTC
$111,614.06
0.90%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,060.28
1.77%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.05%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,178.74
0.19%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4464
2.40%
SOL logo
SOL
$196.40
4.17%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3234
1.34%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1994
1.88%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6795
2.46%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.45
2.03%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.24
6.04%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.03%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.56
1.40%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3281
2.27%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7118
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.19
2.19%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.28
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6364
0.10%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1822
3.44%
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From Brexit to Bitfinex: What Shaped Bitcoin's Price in 2016

Bitcoin prices surged more than 80% in 2016, pushed higher by developments such as the Brexit, the halving and the Bitfinex hack.

By Charles Lloyd Bovaird II
Updated Sep 11, 2021, 12:45 p.m. Published Dec 20, 2016, 5:06 p.m.
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