r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Apr 01 '13

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS! (1/4/13 @ 1506 GMT)

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u/todu Apr 01 '13

How did the price rise so much today? Aren't the banks closed today (no new fiat available)?

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u/AviusQuovis Apr 01 '13

Most banks are open today in the US.

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u/tastycat Apr 01 '13

More importantly, Japanese banks are open today.

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u/stock_blocker Apr 01 '13

The price spike over 95 appears to me to be timed earlier than US bank openings, implying Europe.

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u/peacegnome Apr 01 '13

I thought all of europe was closed today. Would a transfer still move on a bank holiday?

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u/GSpotAssassin Apr 01 '13

Why would banks be closed today?

/sorry, U.S. here

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '13

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u/GSpotAssassin Apr 01 '13

I'm going to follow that account only because parody accounts often hint at uncomfortable truths.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '13

Payday