Bitcoin is all the rage , but there are also a handful of stocks that have equalled the digital currency;s gravity - defying surge this year. Lesser-known companies trading on stock exchanges in Japan, Hong Kong and India have seen their share prices soar at least 1,000 per cent, matching the cryptocurrency’s ascent. A screening of global equities shows just four of these stocks after excluding those with insufficient trading volume, tiny capitalsations or from troubled Venezuela.