TOKYO -- The price of bitcoin is approaching $10,000 following another split in the cryptocurrency, with each one seeming to inflate what some call the latest asset bubble.
Bitcoin topped $9,700 at one point on Monday and has gained $1,700, or a fifth, over the past week, according to blockchain technology data provider CoinDesk. Its value has grown 10-fold this year. Bitcoin crossed the 1 million milestone in yen terms Sunday.
