Bitcoin up as Cryptophiles vie to head regulators
The digital asset rose the most in more than two weeks on Wednesday to hit $97,361, before easing to $95,500 as of 5:45 a.m. Thursday in London. Crypto supporters emerged as leading candidates to run the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, aiding sentiment.
The president-elect has vowed to undo a crackdown on digital assets imposed by the Biden administration and instead foster industry growth, including setting up a national Bitcoin stockpile. The Republican's pledges ignited a wave of optimism that lifted the token to within a whisker of a record $100,000 last week, before the mood turned cautious as traders awaited concrete steps.
Possible SEC Head
Crypto supporter Paul Atkins has emerged as a top candidate to replace Gary Gensler as SEC chair, according to people familiar with the matter. Gensler launched a flurry of enforcement actions over alleged noncompliance and risky practices in the digital-asset sector, becoming the industry's bete noire.
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