In the wake of its eighth-year anniversary, Bitcoin’s global market capitalization has crossed the $18 billion range having grown at a 24-hour rate of over 6% which saw it add over $1 billion in a day, according CoinMarketCap.
Bitcoin marked its anniversary on Tuesday January 3 when the day ended with a cap of $16.8 billion. By Wednesday, the market cap has risen to $17.6 billion even with the day still left with several hours to end.
http://news.8btc.com/bitcoin-market-cap-tops-18-billionSo much great news coming from bitcoin lately. 2017 is looking pretty bright for it. I just hope we keep this pace and we continue to grow. A lot of people just got rich from this sudden rise. Now, all I wish is to have bitcoins adopted by the world and we can buy things outside the internet and live like bitcoin is at par with fiat currency.