# Bitcoin Did What Everyone Said It Couldn’t ![rw-book-cover](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bl383u0v/production/e03c49c6563db2d90bb2aec11588ff3e941d4fb4-1500x1000.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Molly Liebergall]] - Full Title: Bitcoin Did What Everyone Said It Couldn’t - Category: #articles - Summary: Bitcoin recently reached $100,000 for the first time, surprising many skeptics. This surge is partly due to the launch of bitcoin ETFs, allowing more investors to participate. With a pro-crypto administration expected, optimism for bitcoin's future continues to grow. - URL: https://www.morningbrew.com/stories/2024/12/06/bitcoin-crossed-100k?utm_source=&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=feed ## Highlights - A programmer who paid for two Papa John’s pizzas with 10,000 BTC shortly after the currency launched in 2009 would be sitting on $1 billion—enough to buy almost two-thirds of Papa John’s International—if he held onto it, according to Axios. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jemjnbcq9cammr9j685syzyh)) - President-elect Donald Trump’s November victory turbocharged bitcoin’s growth—it jumped more than 40% in the four weeks after election day as cryptoheads celebrated Trump’s newfound enthusiasm for digital currency. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jemp1y9qtkx4mpbfcd5gkqj7))