Today, the world's largest cryptocurrency has reached $47,000 - a new all-time high. Its market cap is currently $855 million. Tesla- the electric car maker, has played an important role in producing today's Bitcoin price surge. The news of Tesla buying $1.5 billion Bitcoin moved the price above $4,000 within an hour. After plateauing for a few hours it continued the upward trend, hitting the barriers of $44,000, $45,000, $46,000, and $47,000. That means a price near $50,000 that seemed impossible a few months ago is within reach.