Bitcoin (BTC): Price, Charts and Market Cap
| Bitcoin | Bitcoin website |
|---|---|
| Symbol | BTC |
| Nature | Coin |
| Brief | How to describe bitcoin in plain English? It's the first and currently most popular decentralized digital currency, which was created in 2008. The technology behind it is blockchain. |
| Discussion | https://bitcointalk.org/ |
| Last updated: | 16-12-2018 20:58:22 |
| Current price, USD: | $3 268.653 |
| Current price, BTC: | 1.0000000 |
| Market capitalization, USD: | $56 962 247 297 |
| Available supply: | 17 426 825 BTC |
| Volume 24 hours, USD: | $3 593 823 925 |
| Mineable | Yes |
Bitcoin general information
General BTC facts, technical details and general information about Bitcoin crypto currency
How to describe bitcoin in plain English? It’s the first and currently most popular decentralized digital currency, which was created in 2008. The technology behind it is blockchain, a public ledger payment technology which takes intermediaries (such as banks and other service providers) out of the financial equation. Bitcoin’s emission is not controlled by anybody, the currency issue occurs through “mining” – the work of powerful computer processors around the globe using a program for calculating mathematical algorithms. This decentralization, i.e. absence of controlling institution, makes bitcoin independent from state regulators, banking and finance institutions and that is both an advantage and a drawback for the coin. As most financial regulators are still forming their position on this and other cryptocurrencies this year’s price rally has resulted in Wall Street gurus calling bitcoin a “fraud” and “bubble”. However, investors’ interest in bitcoin is seemingly unstoppable as more and more brokers and hedge funds are offering investment opportunities for crypto fans. If you want to add bitcoin in your investment portfolio, there are plenty of options for you: mining, trading bitcoin on one of cryptocurrency exchanges, accepting payment for your services in bitcoin, trading cryptocurrency using CFDs and event getting paid in bitcoin.
Historical data for Bitcoin
We list daily Bitcoin historical data for the past 10 days
| Date | Open, $ | Min, $ | Max, $ | Market cap, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December, 2018 | 3 267.354 | 3252.839 | 3293.364 | 56 935 278 585 |
| 15 December, 2018 | 3 253.226 | 3191.304 | 3292.479 | 56 683 886 319 |
| 14 December, 2018 | 3 312.513 | 3210.032 | 3319.44 | 57 710 692 594 |
| 13 December, 2018 | 3 417.345 | 3302.828 | 3444.317 | 59 531 040 452 |
| 12 December, 2018 | 3 451.820 | 3406.697 | 3520.353 | 60 126 776 180 |
| 11 December, 2018 | 3 490.401 | 3404.351 | 3490.401 | 60 793 308 440 |
| 10 December, 2018 | 3 557.770 | 3474.591 | 3569.613 | 61 960 788 391 |
| 9 December, 2018 | 3 493.992 | 3479.787 | 3647.774 | 60 844 162 210 |
| 8 December, 2018 | 3 428.555 | 3359.701 | 3510.914 | 59 699 834 471 |
| 7 December, 2018 | 3 404.789 | 3285.932 | 3491.277 | 59 280 652 734 |
BTC/USD Exchange Rates
Bitcoin to USD price chart — 7 days
BTC to USD price chart — 30 days
Bitcoin(BTC) price change (24h)
| BTC price change 24 hours | -0.53% | |
|---|---|---|
| BTC price change 7 days | -9.04% |
Top 10 Cryptocurrencies
| # | Crypto Currency | Price, USD | 24 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitcoin (BTC) | $3 268.653 | -0.53% |
| 2 | XRP (XRP) | $0.289 | -1.35% |
| 3 | Ethereum (ETH) | $85.961 | -1.27% |
| 4 | Tether (USDT) | $1.005 | 0.21% |
| 5 | Stellar (XLM) | $0.097 | -1.99% |
| 6 | EOS (EOS) | $1.950 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Litecoin (LTC) | $26.196 | 0.99% |
| 8 | Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | $81.915 | 0.24% |
| 9 | Bitcoin SV (BSV) | $77.789 | 0.76% |
| 10 | TRON (TRX) | $0.013 | -0.14% |
Bitcoin News & Forecasts
We publish the most accurate Bitcoin Forecasts and News including crypto industry experts' opinion on a daily basis
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