Bitcoin spiked more than 17 percent against the dollar in just one day.
On Friday morning, the crypto currency climbed back up above $8,000 for the first time in two weeks, with an $8,110 value at the time of writing.
While we keep a close eye on how the currency does heading into the weekend, here's a look at the top news stories from the past five days.
Sunday, April 8: Bitcoin’s "rogue Twitter account" — @Bitcoin — was banned. This wasn't the first time the user was reprimanded by…