{"id":602540,"date":"2024-11-22T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=602540"},"modified":"2024-11-22T11:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:45:30","slug":"xrp-soars-bitcoin-nears-100k-after-hitting-new-ath-as-gary-gensler-confirms-sec-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/xrp-soars-bitcoin-nears-100k-after-hitting-new-ath-as-gary-gensler-confirms-sec-exit","title":{"rendered":"XRP Soars, Bitcoin Nears $100K After Hitting New ATH As Gary Gensler Confirms SEC Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ripple’s XRP token surged and crypto market leader Bitcoin (BTC) is edging closer to the psychological $100K mark after US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler announced he will step down next month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remittance token XRP soared more than 24% in the past 24 hours to trade at $1.38 as of 3:30 a.m. EST. Bitcoin climbed more than 1% to $98,772 after earlier hitting a new all-time high (ATH).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ripple<\/p>\n

Ripple CEO “Thankful” That Gary Gensler Is Stepping Down<\/span><\/h2>\n

This came after Gensler shared his resignation announcement in a Nov. 21 thread on X. The SEC executive disclosed that he will step down as the regulator’s chair on Jan. 20, 2025, after Donald Trump is inaugurated as president. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n

On January 20, 2025 I will be stepping down as @SECGov<\/a> Chair.<\/p>\n

A thread 🧵⬇️<\/p>\n

— Gary Gensler (@GaryGensler) November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n