Homefacts City Report. Long Branch is located in Monmouth County, NJ. The population is 30,734, making Long Branch the largest city in Monmouth County. There are 11 public schools in Long Branch with an average Homefacts rating of C-. The total crime rate for Long Branch is moderate, and there are 10 registered sex offenders residing in the city.
Bitcoin surged to a new high of $4,880 on Friday. It must have been cause for cheer among investors who bought bitcoin a year ago. Back then, the price of bitcoin was a more affordable $572 per token, according to CoinDesk â less than half the price of an ounce of gold. So, had an investor in theory decided to invest about $100 at that point, their stake would be worth about $850 today.
Bitcoin worth almost as much as gold. Bitcoin prices continued their record run. The new all-time high is close to what it costs to buy an ounce of gold. Bitcoins are now worth nearly as much as an ounce of gold. The price of one bitcoin rose as high as $1,242 early Friday, just two days after crossing $1,000 for the first time. Prices subsequently fell back to about $1,155. Meanwhile, gold prices were trading around $1,250 an ounce, down about 25% for the year. Bitcoin has surged this year on hopes the experiment in digital money will eventually become a legitimate global currency. One bitcoin was worth about $13 in January. Bitcoin, which trades non-stop on the Mt. Gox exchange and other online markets, has been extremely volatile. It rose to what was then an all-time high of $900 earlier this month, only to fall back to $500 in the span of 28 hours.