Bitcoin hit a record Thursday, topping $95,000 for the first time as it benefits from expectations that president-elect Donald Trump will push through measures to ease regulation of the unit.
The digital currency reached $95,004.50 in early Asian trade, with observers expecting it to soon reach $100,000.
Traders have been piling into the unit since Trump was elected at the start of the month, pushing it up almost 40 percent since the vote.