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Fortune
Leo Schwartz

Bitcoin is close to breaking $90k for the first time. What's behind the monster rally?

FOMO is back. Since Donald Trump's election last Tuesday, Bitcoin prices have been soaring, including a furious rally on Monday that saw the leading cryptocurrency flirt with $90,000, a milestone that seemed unthinkable just two years ago amid the collapse of FTX. On Monday, Bitcoin became the eighth-most valuable asset in the world, eclipsing silver.

With $100,000 now within reach, professional traders say that a crypto-friendly presidential administration and the inflow of institutional money could mean the rally is just getting started.

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