Bitcoin Rallies Above $1,000 in Early 2014 Trading
January 06, 2014 at 15:40 PM EST
Bitcoin, a virtual currency that was trading for about $13 a year ago, got off to a strong start in 2014, reaching as high as $1,093 in early Monday trading on the Mt.Gox exchange. The digital cryptocurrency (meaning it uses cryptography for security) got a strong boost from news that Zynga (NASDAQ: