Cryptocurrency more than doubles since January on hopes of lighter regulation; latest share sale takes UK Treasury’s holding in NatWest to 11.4%

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Bitcoin has soared to a new record high of more than $81,000, following Donald Trump’ s victory in the US presidential election last week and the election of some pro-crypto candidates to Congress.

Bitcoin’s Trump-pump is alive and well... with Republicans on the cusp of taking the house to confirm a red wave in Congress, it seems the crypto crowd are betting on digital-currency deregulation.

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