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Bitcoin’s rally is known as the quintessential Trump trade for good reason, moving to higher heights with barely a week until the US polls. March’s all-time high of around $73,160 is within reach after an astronomical 37.3% increase since the first week of September. The largest crypto asset has now crossed the $72,000 mark for the first time since April, boosted by inflows into specialty exchange-traded funds and election speculation.