We have seen as the Bitcoin has risen rapidly these last weeks and all we ask the why?.
Here I leave you three key news or events that have driven the rise.
1. Amazon unleashes speculation buying three names thematic cryptocurrency.
October, 31 Amazon recorded three domains related to criptomonedas, sparking speculation that Amazon might soon begin to accept these. Domains are amazonethereum.com, amazoncryptocurrency.com and amazoncryptocurrencies.com. Amazon already has the "amazonbitcoin.com" domain name.
2. CME Group will offer futures on bitcoins
CME Group, operator of markets the world's largest in terms of market value, the last plans targeted to offer futures on bitcoins. From its headquarters in Chicago, CME Group reported that by year's end he wants to add the bitcoin to its variety of futures on interest rates, indices of stirrup, commodities and currencies.
3. Bitcoin's Coming Split: What You Need to Know
Bitcoin has faced turmoil in the past but nothing like this. In two weeks, a massive fight taking place among bitcoin insiders could produce a ruinous schism—undermining the integrity of digital currency and threatening its sky-high value.
The fight is over a so-called fork in bitcoin’s software, known as SegWit2x, that will create two competing versions of the currency and lead to disagreement over the “real” bitcoin. There’s even a battle over who gets to use the popular BTC ticker symbol.
The fork will also mean a payout to existing bitcoin holders, though any windfall could be overshadowed by larger turmoil. To understand what’s at stake, here’s a plain English Q&A to explain the controversy.
http://fortune.com/2017/11/03/bitcoin-segwit2x/