Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were rising for a second day, with analysts eyeing $50,000 as the next milestone for Bitcoin after it crossed $40,000 in recent days.
The leading digital asset was up 3% over the last 24 hours to shy of $44,000, according to data from CoinDesk. Bitcoin had been trading around $41,000 since last Friday, after surging from near $36,000. This is now the second day of meaningful gains. While it looks to have left the year-to-date low of $33,000 behind, Bitcoin remains well off November’s all-time…