Donald Trump's newly-created cryptocurrency soared on Monday to nearly $12 billion in market value, drawing in billions in trading volume, while bitcoin hit a record high just hours ahead of the U.S.

"God candle," Samson Mow, a bitcoin developer who leads the Jan3 bitcoin wallet company, posted to X as the bitcoin price suddenly soared, hitting $109,400 on the Coinbase bitcoin and crypto exchange.

The price of bitcoin has surged to over $109,000 just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by him soon after he takes office.

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s oldest and most valuable crypto, has rallied over the weekend as Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony to assume the US President’s office approaches. The TRUMP coin, as well as wife Melania Trump’s own official cryptocurrency,

A new memecoin promoted by Trump on X and Truth Social has sent expectations of a Trump inauguration bombshell sky

In December, Trump tapped Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins, a former SEC commissioner under President George W. Bush, has worked recently on digital assets and is set to replace Gary Gensler, who is seen by many as a crypto critic.

A president-elect launching a new business product is a highly unusual move, and it is a major concern for ethics watchdogs.

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The price of bitcoin surged to over $100,000 early Monday on the bet that Trump will take cryptocurrency industry-friendly action soon after returning to the White House.