Despite the hype, mainstream institutional investors stay away from bitcoin

Despite the hype, mainstream institutional investors stay away from bitcoin

FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin and dollar note are seen in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Bitcoin is booming, digital currency hedge funds are sprouting at the rate of two a week and the value of all cryptocurrencies has surged tenfold this year to more than $170 billion.

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