The price of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin jumped 5%, surpassing the $80,000 level for the first time. It hit $80,166 as the leading cryptocurrency continued to break records.
The breach of the $80,000 level for the first time is driven by US President-elect Donald Trump's adoption of digital assets and the possibility that Congress will include pro-cryptocurrency lawmakers.
Trump pledged during his election campaign to put the United States at the heart of the digital asset industry, including creating a strategic stock of bitcoin and appointing pro-digital regulators.
