Cryptocurrency prices have surged sharply. According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin's price rose 8.08% in the last 24 hours to $74,758.42. Over the past seven days, BTC has gained 18.14%.

Ethereum rose 4.37% in a day to $2,351.07, while BNB gained 5.94% to $661.86.

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization increased by 6.48% to $2.51 trillion.

Analysts attribute the sharp market rally to expectations of more favorable cryptocurrency regulation in the U.S., including President Donald Trump's call to pass the CLARITY Act, as well as a massive short squeeze on BTC.