He bitcoin It has not stopped rising since the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Faced with the prospect of regulatory easing of cryptocurrencies, it exceeded US$80,000 today for the first time in its history.
According to the EFE agency, the digital currency touched US$80,116, before falling slightly.
On Wednesday it had reached the US$75,000 mark, surpassing its record from March, when it stood at US$73,797.98.
Bitcoin trades continuously, even on Sundays.
Since the results of the US presidential elections, its price has skyrocketed in unison with the dollar.
The “memecóin”, a highly volatile parody digital currency, is also experiencing a boost, like the “dogecóin”, promoted by billionaire Elon Musk, a fervent supporter of Donald Trump.
During the campaign, the former president (2017-2021) pledged to turn the United States into “the world capital of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies” with an extremely flexible regulatory framework.
Although he initially presented himself as a critic of these currencies, which he himself described as a “scam”, Trump has become one of their defenders and recently launched his own platform for trading cryptocurrencies.
This position contrasts with that of the Joe Biden government, in favor of stricter regulation.
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