A representation of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in front of a stock chart
Bitcoin surpassed the symbolic mark of $90,000 on Wednesday, its recent rally, reinforced by Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election, appearing to show no sign of running out of steam.
Around 3:50 p.m. GMT, the largest cryptocurrency in the world was trading at $92,680, up around 5%, after reaching the unprecedented threshold of $92,785.
Since the American election on November 5, bitcoin has increased by 32%.
Ether, another cryptocurrency, has increased by 37% since Donald Trump's victory, while Dogecoin, an alternative token promoted by billionaire Elon Musk, boss of Tesla and future minister in the next Trump administration, increased by more than 150%.
Donald Trump promoted digital assets during his election campaign, promising to make the United States the “cryptocapital of the planet” and to accumulate a national stockpile of bitcoin.
(Written by Claude Chendjou, edited by Blandine Hénault)
