On Sunday, more than $5 billion was traded on Bitcoin exchanges, according to the data site Coinmarketcap.com — a greater volume than what many American stock exchanges see on a normal day. PhotoA steep rise in the price of Bitcoin in late 2013 was punctured when the biggest exchange at the time, Mt. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Many Bitcoin investors have also come to believe that the Bitcoin network is not particularly well suited to handle lots of little transactions. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThis year, it appeared that the most popular virtual currency network other than Bitcoin, Ethereum, might pass Bitcoin in value.

Source: New York Times November 27, 2017 22:17 UTC