Investing.com– Bitcoin’s price rose on Thursday, hovering near three-month highs as speculation over a second Trump presidency, friendlier regulation and improved capital inflows boosted cryptocurrency markets over the past week.
rose 0.5% to $67,328.4 by 01:05 ET (05:05 GMT), after briefly breaching $68,000 earlier this week. The token had broken reliably out of a tight $50,000 to $65,000 trading range seen through most of the year.
Broader cryptocurrency prices also rose on speculation over an improved regulatory outlook in the U.S., after Vice President Kamala Harris pledged a regulatory framework for the industry.
Bitcoin in particular was supported by defunct crypto exchange Mt Gox postponing its timeline for returning stolen tokens to creditors.
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