Crypto helped Trump win the White House, and WA congressional candidates
U.S. stocks soared after Donald Trump clinched the presidency early Wednesday morning.
And another market jumped to a record-high as well: cryptocurrency.
The price of Bitcoin has topped $76,000 as of Thursday morning, and behind this record breaking value is a belief from digital currency enthusiasts that the president-elect will roll back Biden-era regulations on cryptocurrency.
And the crypto-industry was far from a passive observer in this year’s election. It spent more than a hundred million dollars on candidates who took cryptocurrency-friendly stances, including here in Washington…
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