The value of Bitcoin increased Wednesday as President Joe Biden signed a cryptocurrency executive order that was praised by proponents of the digital assets.
Bitcoin rose by nearly 9% on Wednesday afternoon to nearly $42,000 after news of the executive order’s contents first leaked Tuesday evening. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, was up more than 5%, and Cardano rose more than 5.7% after Biden signed the order.
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