Bitcoin is back up after a five-day slump

Last week, the cryptocurrency tumbled below $50,000 for the first time in a month — a steep decline from its all-time high above $64,000 that it reached in mid-April.

And although the past couple of weeks have been a roller coaster for the cryptocurrency, bitcoin has skyrocketed in value this year as it gained more mainstream acceptance.

Crypto enthusiasm spiked at the beginning of April as trading platform Coinbase went public at a valuation of $86 billion, followed by a wild 500% rally in Dogecoin — a digital asset that was created as a joke in 2013. Cryptocurrency backers have spent years insisting that bitcoin, ethereum and other digital coins could revolutionize the world of finance, and with the success of Coinbase's Wall Street debut, those backers are finally having their moment.

Tesla has started accepting bitcoin payments for its cars, and the company also holds some of the digital currency on its balance sheet. Payment processors including PayPal, Mastercard and Visa are trying to streamline crypto payments on their networks. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs will reportedly soon offer its private wealth management clients avenues to invest in bitcoin and other digital currencies, and Morgan Stanley announced it will offer its wealthy clients access to bitcoin funds.