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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The price of Bitcoin soared by 2.5% on Friday after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on cryptocurrency markets.<\/p>\n

The current price of Bitcoin is at around $104,736 as of 0645GMT, and its market cap increased to $2.07 trillion.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin’s transaction volume in the last 24-hour period was around $100.44 billion.<\/p>\n

This month, the price of Bitcoin saw the highest-ever value of around $109,000 due to Trump’s inauguration.<\/p>\n

Ethereum prices also rose by 4% to $3,381 over the same period.<\/p>\n

These hikes came after Trump’s new executive order which includes establishing regulations and technologies related to cryptocurrency and its advancement in the US.<\/p>\n

Establishing a working group, named Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, to examine a national digital asset stockpile was also included in the order.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mauritius. The price of Bitcoin soared by 2.5% on Friday after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on cryptocurrency markets. The current price of Bitcoin is at around $104,736 as of 0645GMT, and its market cap increased to $2.07 trillion. 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