The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has broken past $50,000 per coin for the first time since December 2021. Coinbase data shows that the largest digital asset by market cap hit the $50,000 mark at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (5 p.m. Central European Time) on Monday.Source: Screenshot of Bitcoin price on Coinbase exchangeThe asset, which this time last year was priced at less than $22,000, is up by more than 15% over the past seven days. Over the past month, it has risen by 16%.BTC looked like it was having a s...