Bitcoin (BTC) is having an exemplary mid-week session, with the world’s largest cryptocurrency surging 3.9% against the US dollar.
The intraday rally brings the BTC/USD pair back to the $100,000 price point, having smashed this momentous target for the first time just one week prior.
Following a breakneck post-election rally, bitcoin soared as high as $104,000 on 5 December before shedding some of these gains in the proceeding hours.
But a strong set of fundamental and technical tailwinds have kept the BTC/USD pair from falling too far from grace.
After president-elect Trump swept to victory in the US elections on a pro-crypto platform, he quickly got to work appointing a number of crypto advocates to important positions ahead of taking office next month.
He appointed David Sacks, the former PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) chief operating officer, as the first ‘White House A.I. & Crypto Czar’.
According to Trump, Sacks “will work on a legal framework so the crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the US”.
Spot-bitcoin exchange-traded funds continue to see substantial inflows, having exceeded $400 million for five of the past six days.
In the space of a week, more than $3.6 billion has flown into the ETF space, creating substantial buying support.
As discussed on Tuesday, technical indicators also appear strong for bitcoin following a golden cross as the 50-day moving average (MA) crossed above the 200-day MA on 27 October.
Bitcoin is up 138% year to date – Source: tradingview.com