There was no contest this week. Cryptocurrencies took center stage as the stock market churned, chopped and gave investors a little indigestion. Welcome to the market’s brave new world. It appeared that Bitcoin was the answer to whatever ails you. Higher interest rates, the threat of higher inflation, weaker (or stronger) dollar, no problem, just buy Bitcoin. By the end of this week, the crypto coin had chalked up a 15% gain and was trading above $52,000. Ethereum, Bitcoin’s younger cousin, was also up 10%. None of the financial market’s usual suspects—stocks, bonds, or commodities—could come close to those kinds…