Dash token price surged approximately 2,000% in 2017
Ryan Taylor · 816: Crypto: With $1b+ Cap, DASH Wants to be a Better Venmo · Oct 18, 2017 · at 20:57
Ryan Taylor, CEO of Dash Core Team, notes Dash's year-to-date market price appreciation in late 2017.
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“I mean, just this year alone, it's up something like 2000%.”
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