BITCOIN SURGES TO NEW RECORD ABOVE $4,000

BITCOIN SURGES TO NEW RECORD ABOVE $4,000 Bitcoin surged to a new record high above the $4,000 level on Sunday, as investors remained optimistic about the future of the cryptocurrency after it successfully survived a split into two competing coins. On the U.S.-based Bitfinex exchange, Bitcoin was at $3,909.3, up $480.8 or 14.06%, after rising as…