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Re:Chinese government says Bitcoin cannot be used as currency by cheesylard on Thursday December 05, 2013 @07:24AM (#6854031)
It is impossible to definitively give a reason as to why something as uncontrollable as Bitcoin changes in price.

But yeah, probably.

Re:Chinese government says Bitcoin cannot be used as currency by charlesism on Thursday December 05, 2013 @07:33AM (#6854066)
Well, if ever it were possible to definitively give reasons, this would be the time.

When you have, on the same day:

a) Greenspan's announcement saying bitcoin is a bubble, and using the "no intrinsic value" argument

b) China effectively banning bitcoin (not that we have the specifics to say that "ban" is the best term yet)

...it's not going to do wonders for the price.

Re:Chinese government says Bitcoin cannot be used as currency by gohrt on Thursday December 05, 2013 @11:36AM (#6855267)
Both (a) and (b) have been stated forever. (b) was just common knowledge, clarified with an official announcement today.
Re:Chinese government says Bitcoin cannot be used as currency by cheesylard on Thursday December 05, 2013 @12:26PM (#6855662)
Yeah, but Bitcoin's price is not based purely on logic. It is also based on emotion.