{"id":22525,"date":"2024-11-21T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=22525"},"modified":"2024-11-21T21:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:00:30","slug":"bitcoin-barrels-close-to-98000-is-the-100k-barrier-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=22525","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Barrels Close To $98,000\u2014Is The $100K Barrier Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin continues its price explosion this Thursday, hitting a new all-time high<\/a> and breaking the $97,000 barrier during intra-day trading. The crypto asset\u2019s price then spiked 5.7%, reaching $97,811 on Bitstamp, boosting its market cap to $1.93 trillion.<\/p>\n

The recent surge in Bitcoin\u2019s value<\/a> is not just a market trend, but a reflection of the growing optimism surrounding incoming US President Donald Trump\u2019s potential crypto-friendly policies and his pick for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief.<\/p>\n

This optimism has led to a 3% increase in the cumulative cryptocurrency market cap, now standing at $3.37 trillion. The 24-hour trading volume on Thursday saw a 5% increase, reaching $ 190 billion.<\/p>\n\n

Bullish Trend Thanks To Trump\u2019s Win<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The obvious sign of the optimistic trend in the bitcoin market: its price has more than doubled this year. The whole industry has joined the upward surge, contributing an amazing $900 billion to the total crypto market capitalization. Given that Bitcoin is barely $3,000 short of the $100,000 milestone, the sector is bursting with hope about what the next few weeks can bring for the digital asset.<\/p>\n

According to Edu Patel, CEO of Mudrex, Bitcoin\u2019s price last year was $30,000. Today, the asset\u2019s price surged to more than $97,000, reflecting a growth of over 300%.<\/p>\n

Patel said several factors are pushing Bitcoin\u2019s price, including Trump\u2019s election and optimism over his pick as chairman of the SEC, and his friendly crypto policies<\/a>. In addition, he also acknowledged the growing institutional participation in Bitcoin options and ETFs.<\/p>\n

Is Trump Planning A Special Position To Oversee Crypto?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The recent price surge of Bitcoin underscores the growing importance of the asset and cryptocurrency to the economy. The Trump administration has also signaled the possibility of creating a specific office to oversee the administration\u2019s cryptocurrency policies.<\/p>\n

According to some sources, the president\u2019s team is currently considering this office, and many crypto execs are jockeying for an audience with the president.<\/p>\n

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\nMicroStrategy just convinced investors to pay $520,234 per Bitcoin<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the biggest Bitcoin play I\u2019ve ever seen: pic.twitter.com\/yeZfGlcm6j<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ELI5 of TLDR (@explain_briefly) November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Institutional Adoption, MicroStrategy\u2019s Bitcoin-First Policy Boost Price<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some experts also attribute Bitcoin\u2019s recent run to MicroStrategy\u2019s bold \u201cBitcoin-first\u201d policy. Michael Saylor of MicroStrategy has doubled down on this approach and purchased additional BTC to boost its portfolio. Other companies have followed suit and are planning to add the asset to their inventories.<\/p>\n

The growing popularity of Bitcoin ETFs also helps, and the market currently benefits from the introduction of options trading. According to multiple sources, more than $4 billion has flowed into Bitcoin ETFs since the November elections. Also, this week, Reuters reports that BlackRock is off to an exciting start with its BTC ETFs with call options.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Pixabay, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin continues its price explosion this Thursday, hitting a new all-time high and breaking the $97,000 barrier during intra-day trading. The crypto asset\u2019s price then spiked 5.7%, reaching $97,811 on Bitstamp, boosting its market cap to $1.93 trillion. The recent surge in Bitcoin\u2019s value is not just a market trend, but a reflection of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}