Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - DW - 20171210:05:04:00
A mystery to most people but many are intrigued by the crypto currency bitcoins are mined in massive data centers such as here in this province of china the currency only exists online there's no bank or financial institution behind it the cash flows are anonymous and there's little oversight and yet bitcoin is currently enjoying an unusual run at the start of this year one bitcoin was worth one thousand dollars there's been a lot of hype surrounding its recent surge in value after hitting a record high of nearly twelve thousand on tuesday it surged briefly to eighteen thousand on thursday a j...