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+43.1 +1.20%

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Market Cap: $63.06B

Circulating Supply: BTC17.50M

Max Supply: BTC21.00M

Vol (24H): $5.16B

Day's Range: 3,574.5 - 3,597.7

Chg (7D): -1.08%

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Name	Exchange	Last	High	Low	Chg. %	Vol.	Time
Bitcoin Index	Investing.com	3,580.6	3,597.7	3,574.5	+1.20%	441.17K	07:10:36
BTC/USD	Coinbene	3,573.1	3,622.8	3,446.3	+1.40%	74.85K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	OKEx	3,574.6	3,605.1	3,436.0	+1.46%	29.73K	07:10:13
BTC/USD	SIMEX	3,580.65	3,611.34	3,611.34	+1.31%	27.66K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	Binance	3,572.7	3,608.5	3,434.9	+1.39%	27.27K	07:10:34
BTC/USD	HitBTC	3,570.7	3,606.1	3,445.5	+1.41%	26.39K	07:10:27
BTC/USD	Bibox	3,576.9	3,602.7	3,450.0	+1.64%	24.15K	07:10:30
BTC/USD	BitForex	3,573.85	3,603.98	3,450.00	+1.43%	21.53K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	Bit-Z	3,572.6	3,606.1	3,439.2	+1.36%	20.22K	07:10:30
BTC/USD	BitMart	3,572.74	3,606.06	3,445.05	+1.39%	20.18K	07:10:36
BTC/USD	Bitfinex	3,639.0	3,682.1	3,462.0	+1.59%	19.13K	07:10:35
BTC/USD	Huobi	3,573.4	3,602.8	3,443.0	+1.52%	19.09K	07:10:35
BTC/USD	EXX	3,570.1	3,602.1	3,406.3	+1.31%	12.25K	07:10:38
BTC/USD	LBank	3,571.07	3,601.95	3,449.90	+1.43%	11.86K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	Allcoin	3,631.3	3,812.4	3,572.0	-3.63%	10.52K	07:10:38
BTC/USD	DragonEX	3,569.7100	3,601.1100	3,451.7500	+1.24%	10.08K	07:10:32
BTC/USD	GDAX	3,575.8	3,611.5	3,425.0	+1.34%	10.07K	07:10:25
BTC/USD	IDCM	3,570.41	3,604.56	3,425.82	+1.32%	9.62K	07:10:34
BTC/USD	CoinTiger	3,572.8	3,609.2	3,451.1	+2.31%	7.77K	07:10:36
BTC/USD	Exrates	3,619.33474	3,741.99000	3,611.00000	+0.18%	7.44K	07:09:47
BTC/USD	BitStamp	3,575.8	3,615.8	3,401.4	+1.32%	7.02K	07:10:19
BTC/USD	p2pb2b	3,573.52	3,597.00	3,561.29	+1.43%	5.56K	07:10:07
BTC/USD	COINEGG	3,575.6266	3,856.0790	3,456.1110	+1.64%	5.01K	07:10:32
BTC/USD	IDAX	3,573.14	3,588.91	3,564.61	-3.43%	4.24K	07:10:28
BTC/USD	ZB.COM	3,573.0	3,603.0	3,442.0	+1.41%	4.21K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	UEX	3,573.99	3,601.92	3,447.80	+1.48%	3.06K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	Bitlish	3,595.00	3,596.09	3,500.00	+1.84%	2.77K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	Gemini	3,577.2	3,577.2	3,577.2	+1.35%	2.45K	07:10:36
BTC/USD	CoinHub	3,543.06	3,508.65	3,590.83	+0.34%	2.03K	07:10:18
BTC/USD	Livecoin	3,600.1	3,644.0	3,450.2	+2.82%	1.50K	07:07:09
BTC/USD	LakeBTC	4,235.7	4,264.6	4,092.2	+1.10%	1.02K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	ABCC	3,570.41	3,600.70	3,440.22	+1.36%	1.29K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	Kryptono	3,572.925	3,603.693	3,451.200	+1.44%	1.09K	07:10:36
BTC/USD	Exmo	3,703.0	3,738.0	3,600.0	+0.87%	1.04K	07:10:36
BTC/USD	Bitinka	3,609.31	3,609.31	3,609.31	+1.13%	1.01K	07:04:41
BTC/USD	CoinAll	3,574.5498	3,605.1035	3,436.0000	+1.46%	0.99K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	Kraken	3,576.7	3,591.0	3,565.0	+1.31%	0.84K	07:10:29
BTC/USD	BitMax	3,573.50	3,604.74	3,446.32	+1.46%	0.75K	07:10:01
BTC/USD	QUOINE	3,577.7	3,613.2	3,435.8	+1.25%	0.63K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	Poloniex	3,571.1	3,605.0	3,428.3	+1.41%	0.60K	07:10:35
BTC/USD	Bittrex	3,571.0	3,604.2	3,429.6	+1.45%	0.49K	07:10:13
BTC/USD	CryptalDash	3,321.71	5,046.19	3,321.71	-18.06%	0.48K	07:09:08
BTC/USD	Gate.io	3,575.8	3,600.0	3,450.0	+1.52%	0.48K	07:09:37
BTC/USD	CEX.IO	3,624.2	3,652.3	3,517.7	+0.81%	0.36K	07:08:00
BTC/USD	itBit	3,574.0	3,595.0	3,562.8	+1.25%	0.33K	07:08:13
BTC/USD	Panxora	3,637.73649	3,637.73649	3,637.73649	+1.58%	0.30K	06:55:26
BTC/USD	CoinField	3,580.97	3,601.92	3,453.52	+1.51%	0.28K	07:10:38
BTC/USD	Independent Reserve	3,568.07	3,598.53	3,448.88	+0.89%	0.18K	07:10:36
BTC/USD	Cobinhood	3,571.3	3,609.6	3,460.0	+1.34%	0.18K	07:10:24
BTC/USD	Tidebit	3,584.7	3,611.0	3,484.8	+1.89%	0.15K	07:07:09
BTC/USD	Bitrue	3,570.24	3,605.52	3,442.04	+1.45%	0.13K	07:05:30
BTC/USD	Kucoin	3,575.4	3,602.4	3,448.0	+1.49%	0.12K	07:10:37
BTC/USD	OKCoin	3,575.4	3,608.6	3,439.6	+1.39%	0.12K	07:10:36
BTC/USD	Bitibu	3,607.00	3,607.81	3,564.94	+0.90%	0.11K	07:03:45
BTC/USD	CBX	3,572.40	3,600.72	3,450.00	+1.43%	0.08K	07:10:35
BTC/USD	BigONE	3,572.4	3,600.7	3,450.0	+1.43%	0.08K	07:10:35
BTC/USD	bitFlyer	3,563.4	3,563.4	3,563.4	+0.93%	0.08K	07:04:31
BTC/USD	GetBTC	3,611.5	3,611.5	3,611.5	+1.34%	0.08K	07:10:16
BTC/USD	C2CX	3,578.0	3,609.0	3,454.0	+1.50%	0.07K	07:10:12
BTC/USD	Upbit	3,571.0	3,595.0	3,565.0	+1.45%	0.05K	07:01:02
BTC/USD	YoBit	3,909.7	3,951.0	3,837.4	+0.25%	0.05K	07:08:58
BTC/USD	OOOBTC	3,574.6018	3,574.6018	3,574.6018	+1.00%	0.02K	06:43:26
BTC/USD	Cryptopia	3,499.7	3,608.5	3,445.3	-2.00%	0.02K	08:28:08
BTC/USD	xBTCe	3,653.7	3,650.1	3,489.7	+1.57%	0.01K	06:55:07
BTC/USD	BTC-Alpha	3,620.8	3,645.0	3,612.8	+1.59%	0.01K	07:10:32
BTC/USD	QuadrigaCX	4,249.0	4,250.0	4,075.2	+1.26%	0.00K	07:09:56
BTC/USD	Liqui	3,565.9	3,600.9	3,457.9	+1.12%	0.00K	06:59:07
BTC/USD	ANX	3,590.1	3,624.8	3,442.4	-2.58%	0.00K	14:22:35
BTC/USD	BitMEX	3,574.0	3,608.5	3,405.0	+1.32%	0	07:10:03
BTC/USD	Gatecoin	3,600.0	3,600.0	3,600.0	0.00%	0	02:30:44
BTC/USD	Tidex	3,664.5835	3,664.5835	3,664.5835	0%	0	07:10:19
BTC/USD	Trade By Trade	3,583.0	3,583.0	3,570.0	+1.79%	0	04:43:27
BTC/USD	CoinsBank	3,577.9	3,577.9	3,577.9	+1.32%	0	07:10:14

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Tshegofatso Ngobese Jan 16, 2019 22:36

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Matabase from where? We Must meet sometime

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Lesetsa Samuel Letsoalo Dec 11, 2018 12:22

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Christmas bitcoin

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Richard Neil St John Nov 30, 2018 10:46

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Trevor Noah has advertised Bitcoin for SA citizens only? Is this a scam too??

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Akhona Daka Nov 28, 2018 21:19

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I want to do Bitcoin but here in South Africa you find people doing scams about Bitcoin . I Am new on trading , help guys

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Just google Luno get the app and enjoy

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hi, if you need a mentor, I am available.

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All i want for christmas is a bitcoin...or 2.....

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Nick Redelinghuys Nov 22, 2018 15:41

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going to zero

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Its looking good..

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Bitcoin is gaining value

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Bitcoin is a decentralized peer-to-peer digital currency that is powered by its users with no central authority or middlemen.
How does Bitcoin work?
The Bitcoin network shares a public ledger called "blockchain". This ledger contains every transaction ever processed, allowing a user's computer to verify the validity of each transaction. The authenticity of each transaction is protected by digital signatures corresponding to sending addresses, allowing all users to have full control over sending Bitcoins from their own Bitcoin addresses. In addition, anyone can process transactions using the computing power of specialized hardware and earn a reward in Bitcoins for this service. This is often called "mining".
What is Blockchain?
Blockchain is a digital ledger in which transactions made in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are recorded chronologically and publicly.
What is Mining?
Mining is the process of spending computation power to secure Bitcoin transactions against reversal and introducing new Bitcoins to the system. Technically speaking, mining is the calculation of a hash of the block header, which includes among other things a reference to the previous block, a hash of a set of transactions and a nonce (an arbitrary number used just once for authentication purposes).
How Can I Buy Bitcoin?
The most common way to buy Bitcoin is through Bitcoin Exchanges such as GDAX or BitStamp, or directly from other people via marketplaces and auction site. Purchases can be made in a variety of ways, ranging from hard cash to credit and debit cards to wire transfers, or even using other cryptocurrencies.
What is a Bitcoin Wallet?
A “wallet” is basically the Bitcoin equivalent of a bank account. It allows you to receive bitcoins, store them, then send them to others. There are two main types of wallets, software and web. A software wallet is one that you install on your own computer or mobile device. You are in complete control over the security of your coins, but such wallets can sometimes be tricky to install and maintain.A web wallet, or hosted wallet, is one that is hosted by a third party. These are often much easier to use, but you have to trust the provider (host) to maintain high levels of security to protect your coins.