Bitcoin Climbs Past $30K, but Sentiment Remains Bearish

The mood among cryptocurrency investors remained pessimistic as a late afternoon surge on Thursday carried bitcoin past $30,000.  Over the previous 24 hours, the largest crypto by market capitalization was recently trading at about $30,600, a more than 2% gain. Ether was currently trading at just above $1,800. Trading was choppy as investors continued to…