Bitcoin within a whisker of $100,000 on optimism over Trump's crypto plans

Bitcoin within a whisker of $100,000 on optimism over Trump's crypto plans

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured as people attend a crypto conference, Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. July 27, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo

Bitcoin came within a whisker of closing above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as US president spurred expectations that his administration will create a friendly regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies.