The world's leading cryptocurrency may reach $160,000 later this year, and even jump to $240,000 in a best-case scenario, according to an expert.

Instead of waiting to see whether Donald Trump follows through on his endorsement of a national “strategic’ Bitcoin stockpile, states are taking matters into their own hands.

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There are already media reports that other nations, including Japan, Russia and China, are accumulating bitcoin ahead of a possible SBR announcement by the US. And Trump has even indicated that he might repeal a controversial crypto accounting rule that would allow banks to hold more bitcoin.

The absence of any immediate imposition of broad tariffs in the wake of President Trump’s inaugural speech also provided some relief to equities.

Trump made good on that pledge last month, selecting Paul Atkins to head up the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins, who served as an SEC commissioner from 2002 to 2008, is widely known as a strong supporter of the cryptocurrency market.

There is a danger that forced or panic selling could lead to further bitcoin weakness and a break below $90K could lead to a 10% retracement, the report said.

Bitcoin(CRYPTO: BTC) has made another notable 24-hour move today, increasing 2.6% since 4 p.m. ET yesterday (as of 1:30 p.m. ET), with Ethereum(CRYPTO: ETH) and Dogecoin(CRYPTO: DOGE) also catching a bid, surging 3.8% and 4.4, respectively, over the same time frame.

The three real catalysts for Bitcoin's sustainable price rise include regulatory changes that enable wider institutional participation, relaxed restrictions on retirement investments, and increasing recognition of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset similar to gold.

The cryptocurrency industry has pushed President-elect Donald J. Trump to establish one, creating real political momentum behind the plan.

Massachusetts Senator Peter Durant wants the state to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve amid global clamor for the coin.