The bitcoin price experienced a double-digit rally on Wednesday morning, enabling it to climb back across the $7,000 threshold. However, due to an apparent bug — or something far more interesting — the bitcoin price soared much, much higher on bitcoin exchange OKCoin.
OKCoin ‘Bug’ Sends Bitcoin Price Soaring Past $15,000
Reports on social media identified strange trading behavior at OKCoin, whose bitcoin price ticker showed that the most prominent cryptocurrency had experienced a 24-hour increase of 123.21%, raising it to a new “all-time high” of $15,151.