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No - but your point is a feasible reason for a BTC price rise.

Rather, the current BTC/USD rise is due to a influx of investment from China [1]. The Chinese government has been indirectly supporting the rise and adoption of Bitcoin through state-run Bitcoin documentaries [2]. This is seen by some as China pushing for alternatives to the USD as a world reserve currency (following US gvt shutdown) [3].

[1] http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/12/investing/bitcoin-record-hig... [2] https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/226-cctv-bitcoin-documentar... [3] http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1330873/chinese-state...




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