Bitcoin increases by $ 13,000 and thus throws about 13%

BItcoin reached $ 10,000 on Friday for the first time in more than a year. It was probably aided by a message from Facebook ( FB ) last month that the social network planned to debut its own digital currency, called Libra, and introduced its 2 billion users to crypto.

Libra can damage bitcoins value if it becomes the preferred choice for digital currency users. But the company's priority in the crypto-course industry also renewed discussions among top economic leaders to regulate the industry, which could help to legitimize alternative currencies in the eyes of consumers.

Jerome Powell, head of the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney both indicated they were open and planned to work closely with Facebook on the Libra rollout.

"It is now top time leaders at the G20 summit caught up on regulating digital currencies," said Green, according to a copy of his comments sent to CNN Business. "Or do they seriously believe that traditional fiat currencies are the way forward?"

Bitcoin and other Cryptos from Ethereum to Dogecoin are not formally supported by financial institutions or governments. Each purchase and sale of bitcoin is instead registered on a decentralized digital store, using a technology called blockchain. Because transactions can be registered anonymously, crytpocurrencies have long been associated with shady web practices, such as buying and selling illegal goods on the dark network.

But supporters from Wall Street to Silicon Valley have claimed that cryptos is the future of money. They say it is more resistant to fraud and theft. Many advocates hope regulation and more involvement from traditional banks can help to win over skeptics and make cryptoverts part of everyday life.