Ethereum, the second-largest by market value, has roughly tripled in the last two months
This could help lure people back into using an official system that combines some of the benefits of both traditional and cryptocurrencies
While the investment amounts to a rounding error for Thiel's firm, which has more than $3 billion under management
Bitcoin has had global central banks so worried that several are now mulling regulating the currency, legalising it, or evolving their own crypto currencies
The biggest holdings are MTU Aero Engines AG, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, and General Motors Co, which the fund bought 3-4 months ago
Blockchain- the underlying technology that enables bitcoin will see adoption
The virtual coin fell to $13,624.56 as of 5 pm in New York on Monday, down 4.8%
Arun Jaitley emphasised that the Centre's consistent position was that such currencies were not legal tender
Privacy coins such as monero have climbed faster over the past two months as law enforcers adopt software tools to monitor bitcoin users
A North Korean hacking unit called Andariel seized a server at a South Korean company in the summer of 2017 and used it to mine about 70 Monero coins
Cryptocurrencies have rallied sharply with the price of many of them doubling in a few days, including Bitcoin which saw a high of $20,000, from where it fell to $11,000 in a few days' time
Goldman isn't the only firm to send up a warning flag about cryptocurrencies
South Korea clamps down on bitcoin trading amid market frenzy