Records are meant to be broken and just as they say, history repeats itself. Well, this time though, history is created by the Bitcoin as the price value of the latter has finally surpassed the much anticipated $2000 mark.
Read more here to know what can be the reason of explode in prices: http://www.oodlestechnologies.com/blogs/Bitcoin-Price-Explodes%2C-Goes-Beyond-2000-USD-For-The-First-Time