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Bitcoin just passed $5,000

This morning bitcoin shot past $5,000, and is now hovering around $5,300 -- up nearly 10 percent from yesterday. It's the first time the cryptocurrency has confidently shot past $5,000. Some exchanges

WTF is bitcoin cash and is it worth anything?

Early yesterday morning bitcoin's blockchain forked -- meaning a separate cryptocurrency was created called bitcoin cash. Right now, bitcoin cash is actually worth quite a bit -- on paper at least. So