Bitcoin has become more expensive than ounces of gold

Bitcoin has become more expensive than ounces of gold. One triple ounce of gold at the time of writing a note costs about $ 1237 , bitcoin - approximately $ 1250 .

In early January 2017, the price of bitcoin exceeded one thousand dollars.

• Bitcoins are the most popular convertible virtual currency in the world. All operations are carried out without the participation of the regulator, directly between users. In total, no more than 21 million bitcoins can be produced, over time, less and fewer coins are produced. Bitcoins can be paid on the Internet. Oppositionist Alexei Navalny collected donations in this currency.
• The Russian authorities are wary of bitcoins, since such payments are hard to track. The Ministry of Finance proposed to introduce a fine for the use of bitcoins.

Amendment. In the first version of this news, it was written that the price of bitcoin for the first time exceeded a thousand dollars in February 2017. In fact, in January.