Bitcoin virtual currency for the first time exceeded $ 1,000 per unit

Growth rate was up from 4.000% value since the beginning of the year. According Bitcoin Charts, there are about 12 million of this denomination in circulation.

Bitcoin virtual currency surpassed the $ 1,000 for the first time in its history , setting a growth of around 4,000 % since the beginning of 2013.

The milestone was recorded on Wednesday at the headquarters in Tokyo Mt.Gox , one of the biggest bags of virtual currency that allows exchange bitcoins for dollars, and other currencies.The popularity of unregulated electronic currency soared in recent weeks , after having doubled in value in just the past seven days. On November 18 , its value increased from U.S. $ 478 in the morning from U.S. $ 744 to midnight.The bitcoin temporarily exceeded the equivalent of $ 1,000 in exchange BTC yuan in China on November 19 . However, this is the first time that the mark was broken in an exchange rate denominated in U.S. dollars.China is one of the largest markets in the world bitcoin . However , demand for the virtual currency seems to be growing globally. The University of Nicosia (UNIC ) in Cyprus, one of the leading universities in the English language of the Mediterranean, announced last week that in 2014 accepted students pay rates in this virtual currency.The Bitcoin is a decentralized , free virtual currency of any control by a government or central bank. The currency is bought and sold online , and transactions can be made from virtually anonymous.Since its creation in 2008 by a man using the alias Satoshi Nakmoto the bitcoin is generalized and can be used to pay for a coffee or pay for services online and you can even withdraw the currency from ATMs. According Bitcoin Charts , financial portal that keeps track of anonymous currency , there are about 12 million of this denomination in circulation.