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Events on Sunday 17 December 2017 1
2017Bitcoin price surges near 20,000 dollarsCryptocurrency mania peaks before sharp crashBitcoin's price rose from roughly 1,000 dollars at the start of the year to nearly 20,000 dollars in mid-December, driven by speculative retail investment. The surge brought cryptocurrency into mainstream public awareness for the first time. Prices collapsed sharply in the weeks that followed.