Why Donald Trump’s election win fuelled a stock market surge
- Written by Daniele D'Alvia, Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law, Queen Mary University of London

Following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, Bitcoin was one of the assets that surged in value. This was widely felt to be a response to Trump’s promise to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve – essentially holding a large stock of the cryptocurrency as a security. On November 13, the...