Bitcoin Price: Aug 2017 To Current
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Updated: 9 Oct 2019
Bitcoin Price Tracker: Crypto news, macro economic, regulatory and political events.
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Note: the price used in the timeline is the opening price listed on Yahoo Finance for the Bitcoin USD price each day: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BTC-USD/history/
The May 2013 to August 2017 Bitcoin Price Timeline can be found here: https://time.graphics/line/286220
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Kyle Bass on Bitcoin and the China Trade War
- August 5th 2019Ron Paul on Bitcoin and Gold with Fox Business News
- August 7th 2019Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire to Congress:
"Treat Crypto like a New Asset Class"
- July 30th 2019Donald Trump Tweets about Bitcoin,
Libra and Cryptocurrencies
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1149472282584072192Senator Chairman Crapo:
"I'm pretty confident we couldn't succeed" in banning cryptocurrency
- July 30 2019Meltem Demirors Complete Congressional
Testimony on Libra & Bitcoin
- 07/17/2019Hester Peirce, Commissioner of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
On Blockchain, Bitcoin and Clarity on Regulation
-August 8th 2019Brexit No Deal DeadlineCongressman Tom Emmer
Damns Libra, Supports Bitcoin
- 07/17/2019Congressman Patrick McHenry
on Bitcoin and Satoshi Nakamoto
- 07/17/2019Mnuchin on ₿itcoin and Libra:
"We want technology to evolve."
- July 15th 2019Fed Chair Powell:
"₿itcoin is a Store of Value Like Gold"
- July 11th 2019Fed Chair Jerome Powell
speaks on Cryptocurrency
– 06/19/2019Libra is Announced,
Facebook’s new cryptocurrency
to be released in 2020SEC Fintech Forum
May 31 2019 -
Opening Remarks by SEC ChairmanTrump says he will impose new tariffs on $300 billion
of imports from China starting September 1st,
ending brief cease-fire in trade war
https://wapo.st/2GGL8md?tid=ss_twChina Let the Yuan devalue against the Dollar
dramatically, causing markets to go into
turmoil. The response from the USA was
to Label China a "currency manipulator."
which could have IMF implications.
https://www.apnews.com/3548adeadd804a2db540ff17acad3e1cA 10% Tariff by the USA on $300 Billion in Chinese goods will go
into effect. edit: this tarriff has now been delayed for many items
until December 15th 2019 Edit: this has been revised to 15% through
a trump tweet on Aug 23rd
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1165005930733473793HSBC CEO John Flint is fired
after just 18 months
https://on.mktw.net/2Zza9r8Argentina Peso in free fall after a populist
opposition candidate routed President Mauricio Macri
in a shock primary election result.
Plunges to fresh life-time low 59 per Dollar, -20% in one day.
The S&P Merval Argentina is down -33% today
https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/1160905517163786242?s=20Bitcoin ETF Decision Day by SEC
Final decisions on the Bitwise and VanEck/SolidX
proposals are expected by Oct. 13 and Oct. 18, respectively.
https://www.coindesk.com/sec-delays-decisions-on-3-bitcoin-etf-proposals-until-autumnGoldman Sachs Gets Bullish on Bitcoin
With a Price Target of $13,971
-AUG 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1160893582431027204Deadline for crypto investors to submit a response to IRS tax letters sent out on July 30th
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-crypto-holders-only-have-a-few-days-to-reply-to-the-irs-6173-letter"This thread is about the on-going sells off made by PLUS Token, the biggest Chinese
PONZI which scammed ~70K $BTC + ~ 800K $ETH
I mentioned it briefly in my last Coindesk oped but
worth additional attention as it may cause further sells"
https://twitter.com/DoveyWan/status/1161686134314848256Projected Bitcoins 3rd Halving Event
From 12.5 to 6.25 BTC for each
block reward!
https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Bakkt’s bitcoin futures
and warehouse to debut
by September 23rd
http://archive.is/nz2B9NYS court rules it has jurisdiction over Bitfinex,
demanding it to produce documents to NYAG
http://archive.is/CkllWCourt Injunction into Bitfinex expires?
http://archive.is/7PXTFMike Pompeo Secretary of State speaks
about Bitcoin and Libra regulation
Says it should follow the same rules as SWIFTThe White house issued an advisory
claiming that Bitcoin and other crypto
currencies like Monero are used for the
purchase of illicit drugsMark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England
gave a speech at Jackson Hole proposing
a new digital world reserve currency, with
specific mention to Libra
http://archive.is/cd8cP300 Billion in Tariffs will now be taxed at 30%
instead of 25%
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1165005929831702529The Noble Prize in Economics and Computer
Science is awarded to Satoshi Nakamotto,
despite no one knowing who he is/was.MTGOX final rehabilitation plan to be submitted
to the Japanese courts for approval
http://archive.is/Up6YoMore Tariffs by both the USA and China go into effect.
http://archive.is/zDTtsArgentina restricts access to foreign currency as
financial crisis roils country ahead of election
http://archive.is/zfGcUVanEck, SolidX to Offer Bitcoin ETF
to Institutions via SEC Exemption
http://archive.is/GVZdyThe First sahres of the VanEck, SolidX
Bitcoin ETF are set to be sold to
accredited insitutional investors
http://archive.is/GVZdyDeadline for US exchanges to comply
with FINCEN Travel Rules
http://archive.is/qOXMFMark Zuckerberg to Testify
before the financial
services committee on LibraSEC Rejects Bitwise's
Bitcoin ETF Application
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