Bitcoin Value Surpasses $200 For First Time

Riding a recent wave of publicity and increased speculation, the value of a single bitcoin exceeded $200 for the first time yesterday, VentureBeat notes.

Bitcoin’s highest point on Mt. Gox, the world’s largest bitcoin market, sat at $227.86 at the time of posting.  Bitcoin was trading at under $100 as recently as eight days ago and was trading at just $15 per unit in January.

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