Donald Trump's newly minted cryptocurrency soared on Monday to top $9 billion in market value, drawing in billions in trading volume just hours ahead of the U.S. President-elect's return to the White House.

Melania Trump launched a meme coin on the eve of her husband’s inauguration — causing his own new cryptocurrency to briefly tank amid a buying frenzy. The incoming first lady dropped news of the cryptocurrency — “$MELANIA” — on Sunday night — just days after her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, revealed his own newly created $TRUMP coin.

The price of bitcoin has surged to over $109,000 just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by him soon after he takes

Donald Trump's newly created cryptocurrency soared on Monday to nearly $11 billion in market value, drawing in billions in trading volume, while bitcoin hit a record high just hours ahead of the U.S.

Bitcoin (BTC) zoomed to a record level above $109,000 during the Asian trading hours on Monday ahead of Republican Donald Trump's scheduled

The price of bitcoin surged to over $100,000 early Monday on the bet that Trump will take cryptocurrency industry-friendly action soon after returning to the White House.

Bitcoin climbed to a fresh record as the US prepares to inaugurate Donald Trump to his second presidential term, following a weekend during which his own newly-launched digital token rattled crypto markets.

Bitcoin, which on Monday soared to a record of more than $109,000 ahead of US president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, is likely to go much higher, say analysts. The world’s largest cryptocurrency rallied amid expectations that Mr Trump's policies will promote the adoption of digital assets.