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BTC
$108,451.13
2.27%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,883.84
1.93%
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USDT
$1.0004
0.01%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,162.67
0.57%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3208
3.49%
SOL logo
SOL
$185.48
4.13%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.02%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3152
1.08%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1878
3.88%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6440
2.96%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$36.95
6.04%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9995
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.40
3.27%
BCH logo
BCH
$506.25
3.00%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3120
3.35%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5501
5.89%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.29
1.34%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.92
4.30%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6102
0.32%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1708
4.31%
BTC logo
BTC
$108,451.13
2.27%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,883.84
1.93%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.01%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,162.67
0.57%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3208
3.49%
SOL logo
SOL
$185.48
4.13%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.02%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3152
1.08%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1878
3.88%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6440
2.96%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$36.95
6.04%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9995
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.40
3.27%
BCH logo
BCH
$506.25
3.00%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3120
3.35%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5501
5.89%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.29
1.34%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.92
4.30%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6102
0.32%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1708
4.31%
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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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