It's always a big day for Wall Street traders, but an even bigger day for crypto traders as bitcoin (BTC-USD) crosses above $100,000 this morning. Madison Mills and Brad Smith discuss this and more market trends with Wall Street experts in today's episode of The Morning Brief.

TAKEAWAYS

- Bitcoin (BTC-USD) has finally toppled that $100,000 milestone, trading above $103,000 early Thursday morning following President-elect Donald Trump's choice to nominate Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

- The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) also rose above a record 45,000 as markets look ahead to the November jobs report due out tomorrow.

- Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are on their way to Capitol Hill to discuss their budget cut goals with lawmakers as part of Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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Bitcoin tops $100K, Dow at 45K, Musk on Capitol Hill