US EditionBitcoin tops $100,000 on optimism over Trump crypto plans
- Bitcoin has broken through the $100,000 mark for the first time in a journey 15 years in the making.
- The new record high appears to have been triggered by President-elect Donald Trump announcing he had selected Paul Atkins to lead the Securities & Exchange Commission.
- Since Trump won the election on Nov. 5, the cryptocurrency has climbed dramatically from $69,374 on Election Day and rose as high as $103,713 Wednesday.
- Atkins is expected to steer a more crypto-friendly course, as he has a track record of critiquing the SEC’s tough stance on cryptocurrency firms.
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Why bitcoin is booming
The price of bitcoin surged past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, continuing a post-election run buoyed by the pro-crypto promise of the incoming Trump administration. On Election Day, bitcoin — one of the most popular decentralized digital assets available — was worth $69,374, according to the cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase. Within a month, it had spiked more than 44 percent. Other cryptocurrencies like ethereum and XRP also …
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The cryptocurrency officially rose six figures Wednesday night, just hours after the president-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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