$BNB
This rise was driven by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's announcement of its plans to establish a unit specialized in regulating digital currencies.
This step is the first move by the Commission after the resignation of its Chairman Gary Gensler, who is known for his conservative stance towards digital currencies.
The Commission said that the new team headed by "Mark Ueda" will work to establish a comprehensive, clear and more flexible regulatory framework to regulate cryptocurrency assets..
This step has reinforced the optimism of investors in the crypto market that the new US administration under President "Donald Trump" will provide strong support to the digital currency market.
The price of Bitcoin jumped at the beginning of today's trading by 3.12% to trade at $105,508 thousand, approaching its highest levels ever, which it recorded earlier in trading this week.
The market value of the world's most popular digital currency increased to $2.10 trillion, while its trading volume declined during the last 24 hours to $79.78 billion.
On a weekly basis, Bitcoin succeeded in adding about 8.90% to its value, amid expectations of further increases in the coming period.
As for the prices of other digital currencies, the price of Ethereum rose by 2.28% today to reach $3,321, while the price of Binance Coin rose by 2.30% at $697.
