Bitcoin hits record $81,000 on Trump’s win and pro-crypto congress hopes
Bitcoin soared to a record high above $81,000 on Monday on expectations that cryptocurrencies will boom in a favourable regulatory environment following the election of Donald Trump as US president and pro-crypto candidates to Congress.
The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency , has now more than doubled from the year’s low of $38,505 and was last at $81,572 having earlier touched a record high of $81,899.
