Bitcoin breaches $10,000 to hit highest level since October

Bitcoin is back above $10,000. The largest cryptocurrency’s recent upward momentum carried it past that psychologically significant level on Sunday for the first time since October, according to Bitstamp pricing. It rose as much as 2.6 per cent to $10,179 (Dh37,382), capping a gain of about 40 per cent so far this year. Its breach of five figures comes amid an equities rally...