On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, the price of bitcoin has been coasting along at levels not seen since the decentralized currency’s all-time high three years ago in 2017. The cryptocurrency’s market capitalization is currently hovering at around $334 billion today. Likewise, the daily rate of bitcoin issuance during the last three years makes the overall market valuation higher than it was when bitcoin touched $19,600 per coin. Earlier this morning (EST), bitcoin (BTC) had surpassed the $18k per unit price zone, as the crypto asset has climbed a whopping 54% during the last 30 days. During the last 90 days against the U.S. dollar, BTC is up 53% and over the last 12 months against USD, the cryptocurrency is up a massive 123% to-date. Three years ago, bitcoin touched an all-time high of $19,600 on Bitstamp, but because of the three years of bitcoin issuance from miners, BTC ’s market cap is higher today than it was on December
Many Americans are in need of second stimulus checks and a new coronavirus relief package. As Congress resumes stimulus negotiations, President Trump has called for a “big and focused” stimulus bill now. Meanwhile, several analysts have predicted when lawmakers will pass the next stimulus package. Stimulus Package Status Stimulus negotiations have resumed after the presidential election but lawmakers still have not been able to come to an agreement. This has left Americans with little hope of receiving their second stimulus checks to help them cope with the coronavirus-led economic crisis. After the election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continued to push for her $2.2 trillion revised HEROES Act while the White House has reportedly stepped back from negotiations on a new stimulus package. Prior to the election, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed stimulus terms with Pelosi almost daily but the two could not come to an a