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Bitcoin up 2.7% to trade above $70k as King Crypto enjoys Memorial Day momentum

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(Kitco News) – With U.S. markets shuttered for the Memorial Day holiday, Bitcoin (BTC) is enjoying a strong start to the final week of May, with the top crypto by market cap rocketing through the $70,000 level in Monday trading.

Data provided by TradingView shows that after opening the session just below $68,500 overnight, BTC saw a rapid run-up to $69,246 shortly before 10:30 pm EDT, before bull lost momentum. Bitcoin then trended lower, bouncing off support near the $68,350 level a couple of times before hitting a session low of 68222.56 at 7:40 am EDT. 

After that, the bulls once again took the lead, kicking off a run that has taken the top crypto through a rapid series of session highs, before finally breaking above $70,000 per token shortly after 11:30 am EDT. 

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At the time of writing, Bitcoin last traded at $70,319.99 for a gain of 2.70% on the 24-hour chart.

A significant portion of Bitcoin’s bullish momentum came after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced in a speech on Friday that if elected, he would guarantee the right to self-custody of crypto and would like to see tens of millions of American hodlers.

The announcement was Trump’s most forceful pro-crypto statement yet, and it had all of crypto Twitter abuzz.

“This is surreal,” tweeted Anthony Pompliano of Pomp investments. “The leading Presidential candidate is explicitly saying he will make America the leader in bitcoin & crypto, while supporting the right to self-custody.”

“All the critics were wrong,” Pomp added. “The government won’t ban it, they’re embracing it.”

Crypto reporter and Bitgrow Lab founder Vivek cited recent CryptoQuant data to note that Bitcoin whales have been amassing tokens at a near-unprecedented rate.

And analyst Rekt Capital posted his latest assessment of the state of progress for the crypto bull market, which he believes has achieved less than 40% of its projected gains.

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Ernest Hoffman

Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations. Ernest began working in market news in 2007, establishing the broadcast division of CEP News in Montreal, Canada, where he developed the fastest web-based audio news service in the world and produced economic news videos in partnership with MSN and the TMX. He has a Bachelor's degree Specialization in Journalism from Concordia University. You can reach Ernest at 1-514-670-1339.

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