Getty The price of bitcoin made another run at a record high on Friday as the cryptocurrency bounced back from correction territory. The price of one bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.93% rose 2.4% to $4,466.78 Friday, after touching an intraday high of $4,496.29. On Aug. 17, the cryptocurrency had touched a record high of $4,510.78, and proceeded to drop below $3,800 on Tuesday, a more than 15% slide, before turning around. Bitcoin now carries a market cap of $73.81 billion, and demand for graphics...

Getty Images The price of bitcoin rose Wednesday, following a brief dip below the $4,000 mark, in an apparent run at another record high. Bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.30% touched an all-time high of $4,483.55 on Tuesday, following a record close at $4,382.74 on Monday, according to Coindesk. Following a slight pullback, the price of bitcoin was last up 2.6% at $4,315.41, after touching an intraday high of $4,410.98. For its part, the greenback, as gauged by the U.S. dollar index DXY, +0.17% , declined...

The surging price of the cryptocurrency bitcoin showed little sign of letting up on Friday, carving out a fresh all-time high even as stocks took a breather from a steep selloff earlier this week. Bitcoin rocketed past the $3,000 mark in early August and gained momentum this week as U.S. stocks pulled back from their own records amid concern over saber-rattling between the U.S. and North Korea. While U.S. stocks edged higher Friday, bitcoin maintained its upward momentum. Earlier in the...