Major equity indexes were also up, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each jumping more than 1% amid investor hopefulness for an end to Trump's trade hostilities.
President Trump also said during a Thursday press conference that investors should buy stocks now.
Other digital assets surging on Thursday included Ethereum, the second biggest virtual coin, which broke the $2,053 for the first time since early March and was up by more than 14% from the same time, the previous day. The cryptocurrency's price recently stood at $2,047.
XRP and Solana rose more than 6% and 10%, respectively. Traditional safe-have asset gold, meanwhile, was down more than 2%.
Edited by James Rubin
