Bitcoin tops $1,000 for first time in three years as 2017 trading begins
by Simon Goodley and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#27C0S)
Digital currency outperformed all its central-bank-issued counterparts in 2016 with 125% rise in value
Bitcoin has started 2017 with a bang, with its value hitting a three-year high of more than $1,000 (815).
The nascent digital currency, which has been criticised as a vehicle for a range of nefarious characters from drug dealers to tax evaders to operate, outperformed all its central-bank-issued counterparts with a 125% climb in value in 2016.
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