Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft by the Jaguars, will have his signing bonus placed into a cryptocurrency account.

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Bitcoin hit a high of $48,297 Thursday as institutional support for the world's most popular cryptocurrency continues to gain steam.