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First Mover: Bitcoin Likes Biden (and Fed’s Powell) as Price Approaches $15K
5.11.2020
The Federal Reserve, established as lender of last resort to banks, looks to be stimulus provider of last resort with U.S. government divided
Election Bets Drive Fee Spike at Predictions Platform Polymarket
5.11.2020
Amid the election excitement, decentralized predictions site Polymarket has become the fourth-highest blockchain project by fees generated
Cryptocurrency CEO Donated Second-Largest Amount to Joe Biden’s Campaign
5.11.2020
Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of cryptocurrency derivatives platform FTX, made the second-largest donation to Joe Biden's presidential campaign
Bitcoin Jumps Above $14.5K, Taking 2020 Gains to Over 100%
5.11.2020
Bitcoin's price jumped to a 33-month high of $14,558 soon before press time, taking the year-to-date gain to 101%
Crypto-powered prediction market flourish during US presidential election
5.11.2020
Crypto-powered election futures have seen a wild 24-hours of trade, with decentralized platforms Augur and Polymarket posting record volumes
Bitcoiner Elected to US Senate: Cynthia Lummis Sees ‘Great Promise’ in Bitcoin
4.11.2020
A bitcoin hodler has won a U.S. Senate seat. Cynthia Lummis is a bitcoin owner who bought her first bitcoin in 2013 because she believes in the economic power of scarcity and the potential for bitcoin to address some of the manipulations in the financial system. Bitcoiner Wins Senate Election...
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0’s Deposit Contract Goes Live as ETH Miner Revenues Dwindle
4.11.2020
Ethereum stakers can now begin depositing the 32 ether (ETH) required to stake on Eth 2.0
$14.1K: Bitcoin Breaks New 2020 High With US Election Still Undecided
4.11.2020
Bitcoin has broken fresh 2020 highs as uncertainty remains in the U.S. presidential election
Just Another Day for Bitcoin as US Election Slides Into Discord, Division
4.11.2020
Prediction markets show Trump losing, though bitcoin bulls didn't get Democratic "blue wave" that might have brought speedy stimulus package
Bitcoin price: Why $14K looks eerily similar to $700 during the 2016 election
4.11.2020
Both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections have seen little volatility in the price of Bitcoin, but the major multi-year resistance at $14K may finally break if history repeats itself
US Presidential Election Unlikely to Alter Bitcoin’s Path: Analyst
4.11.2020
Crypto analyst George McDonaugh says that the U.S. presidential election is unlikely to change the bitcoin price’s upward trajectory. He draws on a number of fundamental and technical factors to illustrate his point. For example, McDonaugh argues that the recent surge in the price of bitcoin...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Fluctuate Amid US Election Results
4.11.2020
After a spike above the USD 14,000 level, bitcoin price started a short-term downside correction. BTC traded below USD 13,800 level, but the price remained steady above USD 13,650 and USD 13,500. The price is currently (13:00 UTC) consolidating and it seems to be preparing for the next move amid...
US Election Results Written on Ethereum and EOS Blockchains
4.11.2020
After major news agency Associated Press (AP) declared that they are "bringing verified election results to the blockchain," those results have now been officially written on the Ethereum (ETH) and EOS blockchains.
"The Associated Press has counted the vote in US election since...
AP News publishes US presidential election results on the blockchain
4.11.2020
Using blockchain-based technologies provides a secure and unhackable record of the state-by-state results as they come in
Bitcoin, stocks drop as markets uncertain about US election result
4.11.2020
The price of Bitcoin suddenly fell by 3% in several hours alongside the U.S. dollar, gold and stocks as the outcome of the United States' election is still up in the air
Bitcoin Drops as Trump Threatens to Stop Vote Counting
4.11.2020
Bitcoin fell after President Trump alleged "fraud” in the presidential election and pledged to stop vote counting
Bitcoin’s Long-Term Evolution & US Election Impact: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock
4.11.2020
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US Election Fuels Volatility in Bitcoin and Altcoins
4.11.2020
There was a strong upward move in bitcoin price from the USD 13,350 support level. BTC broke the USD 13,650 resistance and it is currently (05:00 UTC) trading above USD 13,800. It seems like the bulls are eyeing a strong upward move, with an increase in volatility due to the US presidential...
US Election: Crypto Prediction Markets Flip To Favor Trump Over Biden, Bitcoin Rallies
4.11.2020
As the race between the two main opponents in the US presidential elections inches towards the end, crypto prediction markets flipped to favor the still-President Donald Trump over the potential-President Joe Biden.
Now, according to these markets, there is a 75% (36% several hours ago) chance...
LIVE: CoinDesk Covers the 2020 US Election and Crypto Impact
4.11.2020
CoinDesk is covering Election 2020 live, with real-time analysis of its impact on the crypto space