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Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Cryptos & Hedera – American Wrap 17 January

Bitcoin rallies to $104,000 as crypto traders gear for Donald Trump’s inauguration, here’s what to expect

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to a high of $104,254 on Friday as traders anticipate a Trump-led rally with the inauguration event on Monday. The crypto community of traders, investors and businesses has pinned their hopes on the first-ever crypto president’s plan to designate crypto as a national priority. 

 

The crypto market keeps its pace

The cryptocurrency market increased by 2.7% in the past 24 hours, reaching $3.6 trillion. It is returning to levels seen on January 7th and has been maintaining steady growth since the beginning of the week. Successful consolidation at these levels could pave the way to historical highs observed in December, effectively ending the period of corrective pullback and consolidation.

 

Hedera Price Forecast: HBAR bulls aim for all-time highs

Hedera’s (HBAR) price extends its gains, trading at $0.384 on Friday after rallying more than 38% this week. HBAR Foundation announces that Vaultik and the World Gemological Institute have partnered to tokenize $3 billion worth of diamonds, gemstones, watches, and jewelry as Real World Assets (RWAs) on the Hedera network. On-chain data also paints a bullish picture as HBAR’s Open Interest and Total Value Locked reach record levels, suggesting a rally continuation targeting all-time highs.

HBAR Open Interest chart. Source: Coinglass
 

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