Break of psychological threshold pushes largest cryptocurrency's year-to-date return to 70%, as a new breed of upstart tokens pushes industry market cap past $1.5T.
The combined forces of passionate communities with potent tools, and the deepening involvement of institutions, make successful bans less likely.
Bitcoin's recent surge shows the power of celebrity and how, like it or not, influencers create value in the modern economy.
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Bitcoin's price hits new all-time high over $48,000 despite U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's warning that cryptocurrencies are prone to illicit uses.
A CNBC contributor said the U.S. government wouldn't stomach losing the dollar's supremacy to bitcoin. Others say "the ship has sailed" on an outright ban.
A wave of new bitcoin buyers is arriving just as easily-obtained supplies of the cryptocurrency fall to their lowest levels in more than three years.
Ethereum 2.0 validators earned their highest daily total income ever on Feb. 8, at $1.2 million.
Analysts say the market is pricing in the potential for other corporate BTC investments.
Both nations hope to prevent banks from providing services to crypto companies.
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Electric-vehicle entrepreneur Elon Musk follows through with a $1.5 billion purchase after adding "#bitcoin" to his Twitter profile late last month.