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The crypto community is celebrating the victory of former President Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election while officials are finalizing election results.
Trump, the Republican candidate, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/czxrnw5qrprt?post=asset%3A57eb0692-8f96-4fd3-877c-43a225ec9050#post" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/czxrnw5qrprt?post=asset%3A57eb0692-8f96-4fd3-877c-43a225ec9050#post">declared</a> victory on election night, Nov. 6, pledging to usher in a “golden age” for America.
“I’m excited to be your 47th and your 45th president,” Trump said during what appeared to be a victory speech.
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 Live 2024 US presidential election results. Source: Associated Press
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At the time of writing, Trump had 277 electoral college votes — more than the 270 required to win — <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2024/">according</a> to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, had 224 electoral votes with no viable path to victory.
International leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, congratulated Trump on his anticipated win. The crypto market was also responding to the election outcome.
<h2 id="trump-s-crypto-promises">Trump’s crypto promises</h2>
Trump’s win could be a promising sign for the cryptocurrency industry in the US, as Trump has repeatedly expressed support of crypto and <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/donald-trump-united-states-presidential-campaign-cryptocurrency-support-chamath-palihapitiya" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">branded himself as a pro-crypto candidate</a>.
Trump has repeatedly <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-implement-bitcoin-strategic-reserve-elected-president" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">promised to end the war on crypto if elected</a> and promised to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet” if he won the election.
In July, Trump <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/political-undertones-trump-bitcoin-2024-nashville" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">headlined the Bitcoin 2024 conference</a> in Nashville, Tennessee, where he pledged to fire current US Securities and Exchange Chair Gary Gensler on his first day back in office. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, wnown for her supportive stance on crypto, is <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/gary-gensler-elections-sec-trump-harris" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">believed to be a potential contender</a> to take Gensler’s spot.
Trump also promised to launch a strategic Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">BTC</a>) reserve in the US to make sure that the US government holds 200,000 BTC acquired from enforcement actions.
In line with his pro-Bitcoin stance, Trump also made big promises to the crypto miners in the US, repeatedly voicing his strong support of the industry and willingness to <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/donald-trump-us-bitcoin-mining" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">make the US a global leader in Bitcoin mining</a>.
<h2 id="anti-bitcoin-movement-died-last-night">“Anti-Bitcoin movement died last night”</h2>
With Trump’s victory, the “anti-Bitcoin movement” in the United States has “died,” according to Dennis Porter, co-founder of the Satoshi Action Fund.
“The USA will be the most pro-Bitcoin nation in the world,” Porter wrote in an X post commenting on the presidential win.
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 Dennis Porter’s comments on Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential election. Source: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/Dennis_Porter_/status/1854141584406695971" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://x.com/Dennis_Porter_/status/1854141584406695971">Dennis Porter</a>
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The crypto community has largely supported<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/harris-vs-trump-2024-crypto-endorsements" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/harris-vs-trump-2024-crypto-endorsements"> Trump</a> over Harris despite a <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-bitcoin-u-turn-critic-became-pump-signal" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Trump U-turn on Bitcoin</a>.
The founders of major US crypto exchanges like Gemini and Kraken publicly endorsed Trump, donating millions to support him as the “only pro-crypto candidate.”
Related:<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-win-bad-news-memecoins-professor" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null"> Trump win, ‘regulatory sanity’ is bad news for memecoins: Professor</a>
Notable figures supporting Trump’s campaign included Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe, Tron founder Justin Sun and Bitcoin Foundation founder Charlie Shrem.
<h2 id="bitcoin-breaks-historic-records-amid-trump-s-election-lead">Bitcoin breaks historic records amid Trump’s election lead</h2>
Amid growing optimism over Trump’s victory in the election, the crypto market had a historic reaction, with <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-new-all-time-high-united-states-elections-donald-trump-kamala-harris" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Bitcoin breaking past its historical highs</a> and briefly touching $75,000 on Nov. 6.
“We have the first Bitcoin President going to the White House, which is why we saw a new all-time high last night,” Bitcoin influencer Anthony Pompliano said on X.
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 Anthony Pompliano commenting on Donald Trump’s election win. Source: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/APompliano/status/1854139674228384084" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://x.com/APompliano/status/1854139674228384084">Anthony Pompliano</a>
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Bitcoin is trading at $73,580, marking a 7% increase over the past 24 hours, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin">according</a> to CoinGecko. 
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 Bitcoin all-time price chart. Source: CoinGecko
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While Bitcoin is approaching all-time highs, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization is about $2.6 trillion, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts">per</a> CoinGecko data. The market reached its peak value in November 2021, surpassing $3 trillion.<advertisement>
 <h2 id="what-does-trump-s-victory-mean-for-crypto-in-the-us">What does Trump’s victory mean for crypto in the US?</h2>
 For the latest analysis of Trump’s election victory and the crypto market reaction, tune in to today’s Rise’n’Crypto podcast from Cointelegraph. 
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