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Up until July 2017, bitcoin users maintained a common set of rules for the cryptocurrency.[123] On 1 August 2017 bitcoin split into two derivative digital currencies, the bitcoin (BTC) chain with 1 MB blocksize limit and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) chain with 8 MB blocksize limit. The split has been called the Bitcoin Cash hard fork.[124]On 6 December 2017 the software marketplace Steam announced that it would no longer accept bitcoin as payment for its products, citing slow transactions speeds, price volatility, and high fees for transactions.As the market valuation of the total stock of bitcoins approached US$1 billion, some commentators called bitcoin prices a bubble.[135][136][137] In early April 2013, the price per bitcoin dropped from $266 to around $50 and then rose to around $100. Over two weeks starting late June 2013 the price dropped steadily to $70. The price began to recover, peaking once again on 1 October at $140. On 2 October, The Silk Road was seized by the FBI. This seizure caused a flash crash to $110. The price quickly rebounded, returning to $200 several weeks later.[138] The latest run went from $200 on 3 November to $900 on 18 November.[139] Bitcoin passed US$1,000 on 28 November 2013 at Mt. Gox.