Bitcoin crosses $10,000 milestone

Bitcoin has surpassed $10,000 for the first time – a more than tenfold increase in value over the course of the year – as warnings grow that the largest digital currency is an asset bubble

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Oct 31: CME Group launches plan for bitcoin futures
Sep 15: China announces crackdown on digital currencies
Jan 1, 2017: Bitcoin Aug 1: Bitcoin splits trading below $1,000 into two variants
May 12: Global hackers demand ransom paid in bitcoin
Nov 29: Currency surges past $10,000


Source: Bloomberg  © GRAPHIC NEWS