{"id":55764,"date":"2016-12-28T16:48:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T16:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=55764"},"modified":"2016-12-28T16:48:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T16:48:55","slug":"bitcoin-value-skyrockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/bitcoin-value-skyrockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Value Increases Almost 25% In Less Than 30 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Bitcoin Value Skyrockets<\/h4>\n<p>Bitcoin, the non-traceable currency used in many cybercrimes, has been inflated.\u00a0 As of December 27, 2016 the currency reached an all time high of $936.\u00a0 This means one bitcoin is almost $1,000!\u00a0 After reviewing the graph below, provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/topic\/1951951-bitcoin-is-at-936-holy-cow?page=1#entry-6499886\">Spiceworks<\/a>, you will see the hike in value, and just how much it has changed within the last 30 days.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bitcoin-inflation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the end of November one bitcoin was valued at $750.\u00a0 In less than a month, a 24.8% increase in value occurred, boosting the value of one bitcoin to $936.\u00a0 This impacts every single cybercrime victim who has any intentions to pay the\u00a0demands made by cyber criminals.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, this does not mean every ransomware attack will result in roughly a $1,000 payment demand.\u00a0 However, it will increase the demands overall.\u00a0 In most cases, ransomware victims are paying the cyber criminals in bitcoin, per the hackers demands.\u00a0 With the inflated value of the bitcoin, victims will be paying more.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in value of the bitcoin is not expected to decrease anytime soon.\u00a0 As of today, December 28th, the value has increased again.\u00a0 According 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