Bitcoin surges 400% in 2017, reaches new high of $4,800
Digital currency Bitcoin has surged nearly 400% in 2017 with its price climbing to as much as $4,800 (over â¹3 lakh) on Thursday. Bitcoin has surpassed key price levels of $2,000, $3,000, and $4,000 this year. Notably, the total market capitalisation of all cryptocurrencies surged from roughly $17.7 billion at the start of the year, to over $172 billion.