Bitcoin price hits 88k dollars for the first time in history
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency in the world by market capitalization, reached a new milestone on Monday, November 11, when its price broke through the $88,000 mark, surging past its March 2024 high of $73,000.
Bitcoin prices surge following Trump's victory
Trump's recent election victory has sparked a surge in Bitcoin, raising hopes that his pro-crypto stance will lead to regulatory support for digital assets. Since Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States on November 5, the price of Bitcoin has been steadily increasing.
By the end of 2024, analysts predict that Bitcoin may surpass the $100,000 mark if this sentiment continues. Bitcoin recently hit an all-time high of $88,000, putting it just 14% away from six figures.
Voters who support cryptocurrencies wagered that the price of bitcoin would rise if Trump were elected president. Even before his victory was formally announced, the cryptocurrency was hitting all-time highs, initially reaching $74,000 on Election Day evening. According to Bernstein analysts, the price of bitcoin might hit $90,000 by January.
Increase in price of digital asset after Trump's win
The rise in digital assets following Trump's victory is not limited to Bitcoin. At 11:39 a.m. ET (16:49 UTC) on November 11, the well-known memecoin DOGE reached a price of $0.32, increasing 22.4% over the previous day and accumulating $24.4 billion in volume during that period. DOGE has outperformed Bitcoin over the last seven days, joining Cardano (ADA) and Shiba Inu (SHIBA).
Bitcoin expected to reach $100,000 before the end of 2024
Bitcoin is trading at an unprecedented level and may soon reach the six-figure mark for the first time ever.
The result of the US election may allow Bitcoin to reach $100,000 before the year is out, according to Bitget Research chief analyst Ryan Lee. Both the open interest in futures markets and the implied volatility in the derivatives market point to traders preparing for a high-volatility Bitcoin move. Many in the cryptocurrency industry anticipate that Trump's upcoming presidency will result in more transparent regulations that support blockchain innovation.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong referred to the Senate as the "most pro-crypto Congress ever" after the Republican Party gained majority control of the chamber following Trump's election.
The price increase of Bitcoin is also being supported by inflows from US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The first few minutes of post-election trading on November 6 saw $1 billion in volume for BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF.
Bitcoin price surge triggers unprecedented short liquidations
On November 6, there were remarkable short liquidations in the cryptocurrency market, with $427 million worth of short positions being closed on major exchanges like Binance, BitMEX, Bybit, FTX, Huobi, and OKEx. This is the largest one-day short liquidation event since we began tracking this metric in May, according to a report by the Block.
In the 24 hours after the U.S. elections, Bitcoin's price increased by 9%, from $69,480 to $75,670, coinciding with the liquidation cascade. With a 60% increase over the previous high, this event greatly exceeded the previous record of $266 million, set in August. For almost three months, the August record of $266 million stood
The amount of open interest has significantly surpassed the $22 billion and $24 billion peaks from the previous cycle. But as the market expands and more investors join it, the industry's capacity to support open interest also increases. Compared to October's numbers, the liquidation volume was roughly three times higher than the daily average.
Bitcoin surpasses silver market cap
With a market valuation of $1.736 trillion, Bitcoin has surpassed silver to become the eighth largest asset globally, according to the Companies Market Cap website. This achievement results from the fact that Bitcoin's price jumped over $88,000 today, gaining 10% for the day, while silver's value dropped 2%. After this most recent surge, the only assets that rank higher globally than Bitcoin are gold, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Saudi Aramco.
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