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Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $107,822 according to Coingecko data on Monday, as bullish hopes are fueled by President-elect Donald Trump reportedly contemplating an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $106,240.24 +3% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,052.99 +4% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $217.53 -1.5% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.48 +2.8% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.4049 +0.8% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00002744 -0.7% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increasing by 2.9% and daily active addresses falling by 0.4%.

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Bitcoin jumped to a fresh high above $107,000 on Monday as crypto bulls were left giddy with excitement after President-elect Donald Trump floated the possibility of setting up a US strategic BTC reserve. The world's biggest cryptocurrency hit a record peak of $107,039 and was last trading 3.64% higher at $106,984 at the time of

Bitcoin's price topped $106,000 on Donald Trump's apparent plans for a bitcoin reserve. The world's most popular cryptocurrency reached that new record Monday (Dec. 16), the latest in a series of milestones in the wake of the pro-crypto president-elect's victory last month.

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