BITCOIN is nearing the key$ 50, 000 level as it continues to rise out of a multi-month period of weakness. The largest cryptocurrency reached as high as$ 49, 704, the highest since May 16, midday Saturday in New York.... Still, it’s up significantly in the past year amid institutional adoption and endorsements from big names like Paul Tudor Jones and Stan Druckenmiller.... Global crypto adoption has risen some 881% in the past 12 months, according to Chainalysis....