Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies and even the newly minted token bearing Donald Trump's name cooled on Tuesday, after the U.S. president's first set of policies following his inauguration made no reference to the asset class.

Bitcoin passed the $100,000 mark for the first time just last December. Could this be the year crypto goes mainstream?

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.