Bitcoin breaches $34,000 as rally extends into new year
Bitcoin (BTC) topped US$34.000, just weeks after passing another major milestone. The currency gained as much as 7.8 per cent to US$34,182.75, before slipping to about US$33,970 as of 3.05pm on Sunday in Singapore. It advanced almost 50 per cent in December, when it breached US$20,000 for the first time. Read more…