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Bitcoin blasts through $17,000 milestone

Coinbase showed the cryptocurrency briefly peaked above $18,000 on Thursday

Bitcoin blasts through $17,000 milestone

Bitcoin soared above $17,000 Thursday, ploughing further into uncharted territory in a rally that has pushed up the cryptocurrency more than 1,600% since the beginning of the year, MarketWatch reports.

Bitcoin was trading at $17,612 on Coinbase late Eastern Time, up more than 23% on the day.

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