By Mark Hunter
2 days agoThu Dec 05 2024 08:03:22
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Bitcoiners commemorated the most significant turning point in its history over night as it crossed $100,000 for the very first time. The last push over the limit came thanks in part to Donald Trump calling a pro-crypto Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) head and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell compared it to gold, both of which assisted the almost 16-year-old cryptocurrency to shoot $10,000 to $104,000. The development, and the favorable remarks from Powell specifically, have actually led numerous to think that Bitcoin can now want to deal with gold’s $17 trillion market cap, an 8.5 x boost.
Trump Names Pro-crypto SEC Chair
Of the 2 pro-Bitcoin news products that got here the other day, it was tough to choose the most bullish. President-elect Donald Trump chose Paul Atkins, a previous SEC commissioner and existing CEO of Patomak Partners, to function as the next SEC Chair. Atkins is acknowledged for his advocacy versus extreme market guideline and his assistance for digital properties, an election that lines up with Trump’s dedication to developing the United States as a worldwide leader in the cryptocurrency sector.
Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase, applauded Atkins for his well balanced regulative method, revealing anticipation for his management at the SEC:
Congratulations to Mr. Atkins. We value his dedication to stabilize in controling United States securities markets and eagerly anticipate his fresh management at @SECGov. It’s sorely required and can not come a day prematurely. https://t.co/QRBC2MSPGe
— paulgrewal.eth (@iampaulgrewal) December 4, 2024
Over the last few years, Atkins has actually been a supporter for digital properties. In 2017, he signed up with the Token Alliance, a group promoting the approval and usage of digital possessions and blockchain innovations. His election is anticipated to considerably affect the future of United States capital markets and the digital property environment.
Powell Says Bitcoin is “Competitor for Gold”
Not long after Trump’s statement, Jerome Powell was speaking at the New York Times DealBook Summit in New York, where he stated that Bitcoin was more similar to gold than the United States dollar, stating that the cryptocurrency might wind up being “a rival for gold”:
SIMPLY IN: Fed’s Powell states Bitcoin is similar to gold, other than it’s digital. pic.twitter.com/WDQ5alhi9Z
— Bitcoin Archive (@BTC_Archive) December 4, 2024
Considered that gold’s market cap is $17 trillion and Bitcoin’s is simply $1 trillion, this bodes exceptionally well for holders.
While numerous anticipated volatility when Bitocin lastly struck $100,000, this has yet to be observed; at the time of composing it is holding stable at $102,000 with little of the ‘whipsaw’ action that was seen when Bitcoin broke $10,000 in 2017.
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