Bitcoin market value hits $1trn

Speculators, corporate treasurers and institutional investors are thought to have stoked Bitcoin’s volatile ascent

The cryptocurrency's returns far outstrip the performance of more traditional assets like stocks and gold.

Bitcoin’s market value reached $1trn (€830bn) for the first time, a surge that’s helping cryptocurrency returns far outstrip the performance of more traditional assets like stocks and gold.

The largest token has added more than $450bn of value in 2021.