The BBC noted thiscaused the price of Bitcoin to surge past the $30,000 mark.
At the time of writing, the cryptocurrency is valued at$31,899.
For those keeping score at home, heres a brief timeline of events:
40% off TNW Conference!

The oft-outspoken CEO didnt specify any sort of time frame for this.
I might pump, but I dont dump…
I definitely do not believe in getting the price high and selling…
I would like to see Bitcoin succeed, he said.