Investing.com - Bitcoin prices continued to rebound from an 11-month low hit earlier in the month on Monday as investors awaited the next catalyst to influence price direction.
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) advanced $4.66, or 1.25%, on Slovenia-based BitStamp to trade at $377.56 during U.S. morning hours. Bitcoin tumbled to an 11-month low of $275.00 on October 6.
The price of a bitcoin on Bulgaria-based BTC-e tacked on $1.88, or 0.51%, to trade at $370.88, while prices on Singapore-based itBit picked up $9.83, or 2.68%, to trade at $376.94.
According to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index, which averages prices from the major exchanges, prices of the crypto-currency dipped 0.45% to trade at $374.50.
Prices of the virtual currency have recouped nearly all of the losses suffered earlier in the month as investors returned to the market to seek cheap valuations.
A number of traders and market analysts attributed the recent slide to price manipulation by short-term profiteers who are deliberately driving prices down to eventually buy them back at lows.
Meanwhile, euro-denominated Bitcoin prices (BTC/EUR) inched down €0.10, or 0.03%, to trade at €299.90 on U.S.-based Kraken Exchange.
Elsewhere, yuan-denominated Bitcoin prices dipped CNY0.33, or 0.01%, to trade at CNY2,288.67 yuan on Shanghai-based BTC China, while prices tacked on CNY40.18, or 1.79%, to trade at CNY2,293.41 on Beijing-based OKCoin.
Bitcoin is digital cash and is not backed by a government or central bank to regulate or issue it. It can be used to purchase goods and services from stores and online retailers.
Prices of the virtual currency are down nearly 45% from its June highs of $683, and roughly 70% below its all-time high near the $1,240-level hit in late November 2013.
Bitcoin’s market cap is down to just $4 billion, after peaking at $13.9 billion in December 2013, even as the virtual currency has been getting more popular with merchants and retailers in recent months, including PayPal, Expedia, Overstock.com and Dell.