WASHINGTON (AP) — The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he’s sworn in as president next week.
"You're going to be very happy with me," President- elect Donald Trump told crypto-enthusiasts at a bitcoin conference last summer.
Did President-elect Trump just ignite a Bitcoin firestorm? Many crypto-related stocks posted big gains on Friday, just ahead of next week's inauguration.
Bitcoin appears to be back on track toward record highs with the second presidential inauguration of pro-crypto Donald Trump just days away.
Key Takeaways The price of Bitcoin climbed above $104,000, sending stocks linked to the popular cryptocurrency higher.Crypto exchanges, Bitcoin miners and companies that hold the cryptocurrency as an asset are among the beneficiaries.
Bitcoin ( BTC 4.81%) has led the way, rising 5.6% in the past 24 hours as of 12:30 p.m. ET and nearly crossing $105,000 per token. Ethereum ( ETH 3.33%) is up a more modest 2.6% in that time, and Dogecoin ( DOGE 8.00%) is up 7.3%.
A leak has revealed the incoming Trump administration could create a wider crypto reserve—prioritizing U.S.-created cryptocurrencies such as XRP and
Donald Trump, the self-styled bitcoin and crypto president, will reportedly issue several crypto-related executive orders on his first day back in the White
The Bitcoin mining industry has supported Donald Trump since he promised to make America the mining capital of the world.
Gary Gensler has described crypto as the Wild West and one observer said markets are likely to see just that under new leadership in D.C.
The fall comes after the cryptocurrency experienced a meteoric rise, fueled in part by the reelection of Donald Trump.
One year ago today, Gary Gensler and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally capitulated and approved the trading of spot bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETF) to go live the next day. These ETFs would go on to be the best performing ETFs in history, with BlackRock’s ETF $IBIT leading the charge, taking in over $52 billion inflows alone.