Creator of bitcoin is sitting on $700-million fortune

Bitcoin is soaring. The digital currency is on a powerful upward trajectory, jumping in value by well over 30% in the space of a month.

On Monday, the price peaked at $719 far, far above the $200-mark it was languishing at in August 2015. (As of writing, it sits a little below this week's high, at $690.) This bullish period -which comes shortly before the supply of new bitcoin is due to be halved due to a programmed rule -is making a lot of bitcoin-owners very happy, with the value of t ..

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