Bitcoin reached a record high of $106,533 and caused a new stir among investors after the statement of the elected US President Donald Trump about the possibility of creating a strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies.

Such an initiative could make the United States a leader in the crypto industry, writes Reuters.

The record growth was preceded by the statement of Trump, which he made last Friday in an interview with CNBC. Then the elected President of the United States announced his intention to "do something great with cryptocurrencies".

"We can't let others, such as China, get ahead of us. We want to be leaders," Trump stressed. And when asked about the possibility of creating a crypto reserve similar to oil, he replied: "I think it's possible".

Recall that at the end of this year, the price of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin for the first time came close to the mark of $100,000. And on December 5, after Trump's victory in the presidential election, Bitcoin overcame this historical mark.