Leading cryptocurrencies held on to their gains Sunday as presidential nominee Donald Trump made big promises to safeguard the industry’s interests.

CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded 9 p.m. EDT)Bitcoin BTC/USD+0.66%$68,417.06Ethereum ETH/USD               +0.94%$3,274.63.Dogecoin DOGE/USD          -0.18%$0.1307

What Happened: Bitcoin nearly touched $69,000 on the day, recouping some of the losses incurred yesterday overnight. However, it pulled back to the $68,000 zone later in the day. Ethereum also retraced to $3,270 following a brief stay over $3,300.

Donald Trump amped up his pro-cryptocurrency rhetoric at the recent Bitcoin 2024 conference,…

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