August 29, 2017
Bitcoin prices surges to a all-time high, beginning an upward ascent around 12:20 UTC. Making the price of bitcoin is up more than $100, rising from $4,342 at the time.
A overall daily low of $4,400. On the year, bitcoin is now up 350% from nearly $1,000 on January 1.
Elsewhere, the price of ether, ethereum's blockchain token, was nearing all-time highs, reaching its highest total observed since mid-June.
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