According to data from Coin Metrics, the price of Bitcoin reached a high of 100,279.12 USD, before slightly retracing to 99,967 USD, representing a 4.6% increase from the previous day.
This is a significant milestone for long-term Bitcoin investors, who have weathered numerous boom-and-bust cycles even as governments and financial institutions remained skeptical, or even hostile, towards this asset class.
Bitcoin was introduced in 2008 with a revolutionary vision of a financial system independent of traditional institutions. In the Bitcoin whitepaper, the anonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, proposed an entirely new monetary system: a decentralized payment network without the need for central banks or financial intermediaries.
In 2024, Bitcoin gained further acceptance as financial institutions such as BlackRock, Fidelity, and Invesco launched spot Bitcoin ETFs, with experts likening the event to an “IPO” moment for Bitcoin. Notably, Charles Schwab, one of the largest brokerage firms in the US, is preparing to enter the spot crypto trading market.
“We are witnessing a paradigm shift. After four years in political hell, Bitcoin and the entire digital asset ecosystem are on the cusp of entering the mainstream financial arena,” said Mike Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy Digital, in an interview with CNBC.
Despite expectations of reaching the 100,000 USD mark after the US presidential election, investor optimism pushed Bitcoin closer to this milestone earlier than anticipated, with a price of 99,850 USD on November 22. Much anticipation surrounds the crypto-friendly policies of President-elect Donald Trump, including the establishment of a strategic national Bitcoin reserve and the creation of a favorable environment for the crypto market.
“Long-term, I’m optimistic,” emphasized Novogratz. “It won’t go up in a straight line, and investors should always consider taking profits. But with a crypto-friendly administration about to take office in the US, it’s hard for the rest of the world not to take notice.”
