Since its inception back in 2008, bitcoin has seen its fair share of ups, downs, optimists and skeptics.
This week, however, CoinDesk has shown bitcoin’s value has soared above the $1,400 mark.
Here are the numbers:
$1413 | Bitcoin value on Monday
4.88 percent | Increase of bitcoin value for the day
42 percent | Increase of bitcoin value since the start of 2017
215 percent | Increase of bitcoin value since Q1 2016
$1520 | Amount bitcoin traded on Hong Kong–based exchange Bitfinex this week