Bitcoin soars to 2-week high after Trump attack


REUTERS July 16, 2024
“Bitcoin mining is a very energy-intensive business, which is why we tend to find places like West Texas to be full of Bitcoin miners,” said Matt Prusak, Chief Commercial Officer at cryptocurrency miner US Bitcoin Corp. PHOTO: REUTERS

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SINGAPORE:

Bitcoin surged to a two-week high on Monday after the attempted assassination of US presidential candidate Donald Trump raised the odds of the former president, who has presented himself as a champion of cryptocurrency, winning the upcoming election.

Trump said he was shot in the ear during the attack at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. His campaign said he was doing well. Some investors said the attack bolstered his chances of winning back the White House and trades betting on his victory are expected to increase this week. Bitcoin rose 8.6% to $62,508, touching a two-week high of $62,698 earlier in the session, taking its year-to-date gains to 47%. Ether was also up 6.8%% at $3,322.

Trump is running against Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s US election and has slammed Democrats’ attempts to regulate the crypto sector. Trump presented himself as a champion for cryptocurrency during a San Francisco fundraiser in June, although he hasn’t offered specifics on his proposed crypto policy.

“He’s certainly positioned himself as pro-crypto and as the odds of his re-election were galvanised by the shooting on the weekend, it’s certainly put a big boost underneath the bid in crypto markets and bitcoin obviously, just an absolute standout,” said Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG.

Trump is due to speak at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, the organisers of the conference said last week.

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