BITCOIN'S PRICE TOPS $15,000

Bitcoin's incredible rise continues, with the digital currency climbing above $15,000 for the first time on Thursday morning.

Bitcoin hit $15,000 at around 10.50 a.m. GMT. The passing of the symbolic level comes around 12 hours after bitcoin cleared $14,000 out of the blue. Bitcoin has now risen by over $3,000 in the most recent 36 hours and has increased well more than 1,000% in 2017.

The mind blowing rise means the value of the whole digital currency market has now passed $400 billion. Bitcoin represents 63% of the estimation of the whole market.