Bitcoin is now worth twice as much as gold

Digital currency Bitcoin, whose value surged this month, is now worth almost double an ounce of gold, with a single coin priced at about $2,500 (₹1.61 lakh). In just five days, Bitcoin rose to over 40% and has gone up by 88% so far this month. Notably, Bitcoin surpassed the price of gold for the first time in March.