2018 was not an extraordinary year for bitcoin as the price of bitcoin stayed in a ruin the entire year beginning from about $20,000 toward the early part of 2018 to a low price of $3200 in January 2019. Indeed, 2019 did not start well, but the recent price has proven it not terrible as it is gradually taking off, though its cost is still in a bearish force right now trading around $3615. See more for yourself
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