Bitcoin’s latest boom sends it scorching past $9,000
Despite increased competition from other cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin is still the king. Tech Crunch reports that the online currencyhas skyrocketed in value soaring past $9,000. The Bitcoin market is now valued atmore than $152 billion, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. This rapid growth has put Bitcoin on relatively equal footing with some of the world’s largest companies. There are indeed some issues with comparing Bitcoin to traditional corporations, but it does highlight just how much the cryptocurrency has grown in recent years....