Cryptocurrency speculators kept Bitcoin in sight of the landmark $100,000 level in anticipation of further steps to support the sector by US President-elect Donald Trump.

Bitcoin went on a record-breaking run after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election—but shares in some companies that make money out of the crypto’s surging price have performed even better. The large-cap token has surged on the expectation that Trump will slash digital-asset regulations,

In this video, we dive into the recent surge in Bitcoin prices, hitting a record high of $80,000, fueled by President Trump's pro-crypto stance. Trump has expressed plans to make America the "crypto capital" of the world,

The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges, admitting that he misled customers about the business.

Federal prosecutors said he misled customers of Celsius to persuade them to invest, and artificially inflated the value of his company’s proprietary crypto token.

Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud on Tuesday in one of the highest-profile criminal cases to emerge from the 2022 collapse of the crypto markets.