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November 6, 2010Markets & financeRecords & milestonesestimated

Bitcoin’s quoted market value reaches $1 million

Bitcoin’s estimated market capitalization passed $1 million as exchange quotes moved above $0.50 per BTC.

The figure multiplied the circulating supply by thin exchange prices and should be read as a market indicator, not realizable liquidity. Even so, it marked a new scale for the small experimental economy.