Bitcoin mania reached new highs Thursday as the price of the digital currency jumped about 40% in about 40 hours, smashing through five separate $1,000-barriers and surging past the $16,000 mark. At one point Thursday, the price briefly jumped above the $19,000 mark on some exchanges, before quickly retreating back to the $16,000 level.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 07, 2017 11:49 UTC