If you follow along with the cryptocurrency ecosystem, you know that Bitcoin has had quite a week.
On Tuesday, Tesla founder Elon Musk announced that the company had purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and plans to accept payment for its products in the currency. Tesla is the latest in a string of larger companies, including Visa, PayPal and Square, to join the hype, and Bitcoin enthusiasts are excited at the prospects of institutional investment in the crypto space.