Bitcoin has come to within touching distance of $10,000 this week, reaching its highest since October last year, but has failed to step over the key threshold. The bitcoin price has climbed by almost 40% so far this year, reaching $9,780 per bitcoin on the Luxembourg-based exchange Bitstamp yesterday, as traders and investors eagerly look towards May's upcoming halving event—amongst other developments. However, the bitcoin price is being handily outpaced by almost every other major cryptocurrency so far this year—with some clocking three-digit percentage gains in the first few weeks of 2020. Among the top ten biggest ... (full story)