#Bitcoin❗ has hit $75,000 on the back of Donald Trump's lead in the US election. The major cryptocurrency set a new all-time high, surpassing its March record of $73,777.

According to preliminary election results from the Associated Press, Trump received 198 electoral votes, compared to #kamalaHarris ' 112. A candidate needs a minimum of 270 votes to win.

Trump is ahead of Harris, with votes still to be counted in many U.S. West Coast states and key “swing” states. Source: Associated Press

Curiously, bitcoin's momentum is actually following Trump's rising chances of victory. On decentralized prediction platform Polymarket, the probability of his success has surpassed 94%, while Harris' has dipped below 6%.

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