Bitcoin Price Rally’s Just Getting Started after Staggering 117% 2019 Spike

By CCN: Year-to-date, since January, the bitcoin price has increased by 117 percent against the U.S. dollar as it surpassed the $8,000 mark on Tuesday. The rapid increase in the bitcoin price has been supplemented with a drastic increase in the volumes of crypto exchanges and crypto-based investment vehicles. Fueled by the rise of bitcoin, the valuation of the crypto market has increased from around $111 billion to $237 billion since January, recording a $126 billion gain in a five-month span. E