Breaking: Bitcoin Hits Record High Above $43,000

Bitcoin Has Hit Record High Above $43,000.

Truetells Nigeria reports that Bitoin hit a record-high above $43,000 on Monday after electric carmaker Tesla invested $1.5 billion in the digital currency.

Bitcoin hit $43,725.51 around 1300 GMT, before cooling slightly to $42,352.

The cryptocurrency is up around 50 percent since the start of the year.