Bitcoin hits a record high above $4,900

Bitcoin broke through a new ceiling on Tuesday amid regulatory uncertainty and mounting criticism. 
The price of the red-hot cryptocurrency soared passed $4,900 Tuesday afternoon to $4,926, an all-time high for the cryptocurrency, according to data from Bloomberg. 
Other estimates put bitcoin's all-time high over $5,000, such as CoinDesk's index. 
Bitcoin hit a record high of $4,921, according to data from Bloomberg, at the beginning of September, but quickly saw its pri