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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Mark Hooson

How to buy Bitcoin (BTC) with a credit card

Bitcoin has grown in value from around £300 in May 2016 to almost £30,000 in May 2022, and become a part of the zeitgeist along the way. As a result, interest in the cryptocurrency is high.

If you’re thinking about investing in Bitcoin, you should know there’s no guarantee you’ll see a return or break even. Between 2017 and 2018 the cryptocurrency’s value plummeted from almost £16,000 to £2,400. It’s record high is over £60,000, meaning its current value is half what it once was.

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