Bitcoin surpasses $100,000 for the first time, gold price remains unchanged.

ANTD.VN - Bitcoin price reached a historical peak, surpassing the $100,000 mark for the first time this morning (Vietnam time), bringing its market capitalization to $2 trillion.

During the trading session on December 4th (last night in Vietnam time), the cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) started its upward trend after several days of stagnation. By this morning in Vietnam time, the $100,000 mark had officially been conquered, and at 11:00 AM in Vietnam time, Bitcoin was trading above $103,000, up more than 7.5% in the session.

Bitcoin sets a new record, surpassing $100,000.

The cryptocurrency market is being strongly supported by demand from institutional investors and high expectations for cryptocurrency-friendly policies under President Donald Trump 2.0. BTC has increased by approximately 130% year-to-date, with a market capitalization of $2 trillion.

Another driving force behind cryptocurrency's growing institutional and corporate adoption, led by MicroStrategy and its Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company began buying Bitcoin in August 2020 and has continued to raise billions of dollars to accumulate more, bringing its holdings to 386,700 tokens, currently worth over $38 billion.

Subsequently, a number of other companies such as Semler Scientific (USA) and Metaplanet (Japan) also pursued similar strategies…

While Bitcoin has surged, gold prices have shown little fluctuation in recent sessions, although they continue their upward trend.

World gold prices are trading around $2,648.5 per ounce, a slight increase of about $15 since the beginning of the week. Meanwhile, the domestic gold market has remained almost stagnant for the past three sessions.

Source: https://www.anninhthudo.vn/bitcoin-lan-dau-vuot-100000-usd-gia-vang-dung-im-post597483.antd