The prospect of friendlier U.S. regulations under second Donald Trump presidency continued to underpin crypto prices, after Trump’s election win earlier in November.
Bitcoin rose 0.8% to $91,359.6 by 00:30 ET (05:30 GMT). The world’s biggest cryptocurrency hit a record high of $93,226.6 last week.
MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) disclosed on Monday that it had bought about 51,780 Bitcoin in the past week for roughly $4.6 billion in cash, at an average price of $88,627 per coin.
The buy was by far the company’s biggest purchase of the cryptocurrency, furthering its spot as the world’s biggest corporate holder of Bitcoin. The company now holds a total 331,200 Bitcoins, and has flagged plans to purchase even more coins in the coming years.
Shares of the firm, which are closely tied to Bitcoin prices, surged nearly 13% to a record high after the disclosure on Monday. MicroStrategy’s shares have also been on a tear since Trump’s election victory earlier in November.
The firm, which is led by Bitcoin proponent Michael Saylor, has consistently taken on new debt over the past three years to increase its Bitcoin stockpile. Saylor has also reiterated plans to roll out more debt offerings in the coming years to buy Bitcoin.
But even as Bitcoin remained largely upbeat, broader crypto prices now appeared to be cooling as optimism over Trump petered out in anticipation of just what his administration will entail for crypto.
Most major altcoins remained close to recent peaks, although their pace of gains now appeared to be slowing after a nearly two-week rally.
Trump’s victory sparked sharp gains in crypto prices, given that he has maintained a largely pro-crypto stance. But markets were now waiting to see actual policy changes from Trump, who is set to take office in about two months.
Among major altcoins, Ether rose slightly to $3,134.55, remaining in sight of a recent three-month high.
SOL, XRP and ADA retreated after rising sharply in recent sessions, while MATIC added 5%.
Meme token Dogecoin was an outperformer among its peers, rising more than 5% and remaining close to a three-year high. The token had nearly doubled in value after Trump’s victory, and also benefited from increased social media buzz after Trump referenced the token with the Department of Government Efficiency, which will be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
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