"Bitcoin crosses $50,000 mark for first time ever"

" \n Bitcoin rose above $50,000 on Tuesday to a new record high, building on a rally fuelled by signs that the world\u2019s biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance amongst mainstream investors. \n \n\n \n Bitcoin hit a new high of $50,602, and was last up 3.3% at $49,537. It has risen around 72% so far this year, with most of the gains coming after electric carmaker Tesla said it had bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin. \n \n\n \n It also said it would accept the currency as payment. \n \n\n \n But Tesla was only the latest in a string of large investments that have vaulted bitcoin from the fringes of finance to company balance sheets and Wall Street dealing desks, as U.S. firms and traditional money managers have started to buy the cryptocurrency. \n \n\n \n \u201cThe recent market conditions and events both in the crypto space and the financial world at large put such a price movement within the realm of possibility,\u201d said Jacob Skaaning of crypto hedge fund ARK36. \n \n\n \n \u201cHowever, I\u2019d like to offer a word of caution: while my long-term outlook is bullish, massive price fluctuations along the way are only to be expected. Bitcoin is still extremely volatile.\u201d \n \n\n \n The rush in 2021 by retail and institutional investors comes on top of a 300% rise last year as investors search for alternatives to the dollar because of the U.S. Federal Reserve\u2019s 0% interest rates. It traded at a few hundred dollars only five years earlier. \n \n\n \n What\u2019s more, analysts suggest bitcoin\u2019s limited supply could boost further gains for the virtual asset and that\u2019s while the narrative of bitcoin becoming the digital gold gains traction. \n \n\n \n \u201cIf that narrative comes to fruition, then the growth potential is off the charts as $50,000 per bitcoin equates to a market cap of roughly $931 billion, which is almost 9% of gold,\u201d said John Wu, president at blockchain company Ava Labs. \n \n\n \n \u201cIf BTC meets gold\u2019s market cap, then that would be at least $500,000 per bitcoin.\u201d \n \n\n \n JPMorgan said in January that bitcoin emerged as a rival to gold and could trade as high as $146,000 if it becomes established as a safe-haven asset. That could mark a new dawn for the digital currency after years as a play for speculators and retail punters. \n \n\n \n Bitcoin\u2019s liquid supply is continuing to decrease, as investors increasingly acquire and \u201chodl\u201d the asset for the long term. \u201cHodl\u201d is crypto slang for the act of an investor holding the asset instead of selling it. \n \n\n \n Meanwhile, smaller cryptocurrency ethereum edged 1.1% higher, just shy of its record high price of $1,874.98. \n \n\n \n (Graphic: Bitcoin crosses $50K: ) \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n "

"Bitcoin crosses $50,000 mark for first time ever"

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