With 6700% return so far in 2017, this altcoin has trumped Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) touched another milestone on Wednesday, crossing the $12,000 mark for the first time ever. At 10:50 am Indian time (IST), BTC was ruling at $12,444 levels, acocording to data from industry website Coinmarketcap. The Cryptocurrency has rallied as much as 1193% to $12,452 so far in calendar year 2017 (CY17).

While Bitcoins got most attention, 2017 has been a remarkable year for other cryptocurrencies as well. Many alternative coins, aka altcoins, have outperformed Bitcoin.

For instance, Dash has risen up to