KEY POINTS
• Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies spiked after the U.S. Treasury apparently released details of an executive order from President Joe Biden.
• The Treasury statement was removed shortly after being published but was seen as broadly supportive for the cryptocurrency industry.
• Bitcoin was trading at $41,584.21, nearly 9% higher as of 2:17 a.m. ET, according to data from CoinDesk. Other cryptocurrencies including ether were also sharply higher.