The cryptocurrency traded at an all-time high of $10,831.75 just after 12:30 a.m. ET, according to industry site CoinDesk. That represented a more than 10 percent jump from its price around $9,830 just 24 hours earlier. In fact, much of that incredible gain had come in just the last four hours after the cryptocurrency smashed through the $10,000 mark that many analysts had been hyping for months. All told, it’s been an exponential ascent from 6 cents seven years ago and less than $1,000 at the start of this year. Since bitcoin’s market capitalization is less than $200 billion, enthusiasts point out the digital currency could rise dramatically if it draws even a tiny fraction of the world’s $200 trillion in traditional financial market assets. More than 120 “cryptofunds” have launched,
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