Bitcoin briefly soared above $49,000 as the cryptocurrency continues to gain mainstream exposure.

The leading cryptocurrency bitcoin’s price reached a new record on Sunday, rising above $49,000 for the first time. Bitcoin reached about $49,694 earlier in the day before paring gains to around $47,00 at the time of writing. It’s now up almost 70% so far this year. Rival cryptocurrency Ether hit a record on Saturday and […]