Beating back bears, Bitcoin briefly balloons beyond $4,900

1:40pm PDT - April 2nd, 2019    bitcoin - TechCrunch

Bitcoin went on a tear in early morning trading earlier today, popping up to above $4,900 and reminding some investors of the good old days of 2017. The currency is still trading up above 15% at $4,782.60, which is a healthy jump for the cryptocurrency (which…