
KEY POINTS
- $BTC surged above $103,000 Thursday but failed to erase its previous all-time highs
- $ETH was the largest gainer among Top 10 crypto coins, surging by 20% in the day
- $XRP also climbed, buoyed by the news and the SEC's official closure of its Ripple lawsuit
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom, triggering a wild uptick in cryptocurrency prices as crypto users celebrated the big news following weeks of market downturns due to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.