https://www.cnet.com/news/bitcoin-tops-9000-mark-for-first-time/ >The value of bitcoin continued to skyrocket this weekend, breaking the $9,000 mark for the first time in the cryptocurrency's history. >The price of bitcoin surged passed $9,000 Saturday night and sits at $9,139, an increase of 4.28 percent, according to data from digital currency information site CoinDesk. Bitcoin's market capitalization is now almost $153 billion.