The cryptocurrency industry is lobbying President-Elect Donald Trump and incoming administration officials to buy billions of dollars worth of bitcoin for a national crypto stockpile, according to reporting and policy proposals obtained by The New York Times.

The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he’s sworn in as president next week

"You're going to be very happy with me," President- elect Donald Trump told crypto-enthusiasts at a bitcoin conference last summer.

A blockchain address associated with Trump's World Liberty Finance (WLF) project snapped up nearly $10 million of ETH this week, according to Arkham Intelligence. And keep your eyes on layer-1 blockchain Near Protocol's NEAR.

Key Takeaways The price of Bitcoin climbed above $104,000, sending stocks linked to the popular cryptocurrency higher.Crypto exchanges, Bitcoin miners and companies that hold the cryptocurrency as an asset are among the beneficiaries.

Stars cannot align more positively for crypto in the U.S., the world's largest economy, if the latest media reports are anything to go by. Still,