AI agent tokens AI16Z, ARC, GRIFFAIN led crypto market gains, buoyed by reports of a $500 billion private AI infrastructure investment deal orchestrated by Trump. Bitcoin posted 3% gain trading at $106,000 as the broader market awaits Trump's first crypto-specific policies.

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, approached the previous session's record high on Tuesday in choppy trading as the top U.S. markets regulator unveiled a plan to overhaul rules for the sector.

The price of bitcoin has surged to over $109,000 just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by him soon after he takes office.