Bitcoin Price Reaches Another Milestone, Peaks Above $6,000

Bitcoin surpassed $6,000 on Friday, reaching its latest milestone and setting yet another all-time high. The virtual currency peaked at $6,003.81 during the session, according to figures provided by CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI).

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The record high helped push the total value of the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization to more than $99 billion, additional BPI figures show.

At the time of report, Bitcoin prices had fallen back somewhat, retreating to $5,943.

By hitting this latest milestone, Bitcoin has surged more than 500% year-to-date, rising from less than $1,000 at the start of the year to break through a key price level almost each month.

bitcoin just blasted through $6,000 like it was yesterday's news, what an animal. pic.twitter.com/JOHT5gz1zA

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Over the last few weeks, there have been countless forecasts of Bitcoin's end following China's crackdown on ICOs and Bitcoin exchanges which shut down the local industry. Now, the cryptocurrency economy has an even stronger case, as Bitcoin’s latest price climbs have awarded loyalists with another fortune after rising more than 80 percent in less than a month.

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