Bitcoin passed the $100,000 mark for the first time just last December. Could this be the year crypto goes mainstream?

An illustration featuring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump holding Bitcoin is displayed outside a cryptocurrency exchange store after Bitcoin soars above $100,000, in Hong Kong, China, December 5, 2024.

Crypto markets crept up on Friday, still holding below recent highs even after President Donald Trump ordered a new working group to draw up crypto regulations long hoped for by the industry and explore the creation of a U.

"Hello bitcoiners!" He courted cryptocurrency fans during his election campaign. "If crypto is going to define the future, I want to be mined, minted and made in the USA, and it's going to be .” Now Donald Trump is taking steps to deliver on his promise to be a “crypto president.

President Donald Trump took another step toward his promise to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the planet” on Thursday, signing an executive order aimed at promoting the domestic cryptocurrency sector and exploring the possibility of a new national digital asset stockpile.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that would possibly create a national digital asset stockpile for the first time along with promoting the advancement of cryptocurrencies.