Fixes the total number of complaints made to the CFPB in 2017.

A sign in French that reads "we accept bitcoins" hangs. Getty Images

As the price of bitcoin and its digital currency rivals surge, so too have complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Through August, there have been 277 complaints about virtual currencies lodged to the CFPB — compared with just seven in 2016, according to student loan marketplace LendEDU.