Bitcoin tops $100,000 for the first time as Trump fuels crypto mania
Daily MailBitcoin has topped $100,000 for the first time as a massive rally rolls on hours after Donald Trump nominated crypto advocate Paul Atkins to lead the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Bitcoin mania: Bitcoin has topped $100,000 for the first time as Trump nominated Paul Atkins to leas US SEC Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG, said: 'Bitcoin's move above $100,000 will dominate chatter across dealing rooms today. Thomas Perfumo, Kraken's head of strategy said: 'The crypto market rally post-US election reveals the pent up demand previously stifled by uncertainty and lack of vision for crypto in the United States. 'We could soon see tipping points in adoption – as technological disruptions often do as they move beyond the early adopters into mainstream adoption – ushering in upwards of 1B people into crypto over the next two to three years.'