The price of online currency bitcoin is now equal to an ounce of gold, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index.

The spot price for an ounce of gold is $1,237.73, according to Bloomberg, while bitcoin was trading at $1,238.11 today. Bitcoin first crossed the $1,000 threshold earlier this year.

Earlier today, the SEC informed early bitcoin adopters Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss that they will be informed within days whether they can begin trading their bitcoin-based exchange trading fund.