Monero prices hit an all-time high earlier today, pushing higher as the privacy-oriented digital currency continued to benefit from its recent listing on Korean exchange Bithumb. The price of monero, which managed to generate widespread adoption on the dark web, reached $148.36 around 13:30 UTC, according to CoinMarketCap. Monero, which was trading for less than $40 at the start of August, has surged more than 250% so far this month and close to 1,000% year-to-date, additional CoinMarketCap figures show. [Ed note: Investing in cryptocoins or tokens is highly speculative and the market is largely unregulated. The privacy-oriented digital currency has experienced sharp gains this year as the broader cryptocurrency space draws substantial inflows.

Source: Forbes August 26, 2017 16:04 UTC