Cryptocurrencies’ total value hits record high as bitcoin blasts above $6,500

LONDON (Reuters) – The aggregate value of all cryptocurrencies hit a record high of around $184 billion on Wednesday, according to industry website Coinmarketcap, making their reported market value worth around the same as that of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley combined.

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Bitcoin blasts to new all-time high of $6,450

LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin climbed to a new all-time high of $6,450 on Wednesday, boosted by bets the cryptocurrency could enter the financial mainstream after the world’s largest derivatives exchange operator said on Tuesday it would launch bitcoin futures.

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