Euro drifts as political turmoil dents sentiment; bitcoin scales $100,000

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The euro was subdued on Thursday after the widely expected collapse of the French government, stoking worries about the region's second-biggest economic power, while bitcoin galloped past $100,000 for the first time. The world's best known cryptocurrency has been on a tear since November on expectations that Donald Trump's U.S. election win will usher in a friendly regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies. "If we are talking where we go from here, there's reason to believe this thing could keep going," said Kyle Rodda, senior financial market analyst at Capital.Com.

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