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What Next for Bitcoin After Trump Win? Traders Look to Fed Rate Cuts as BTC Sets New Highs at $76K
Analysts expect a 0.25% rate cut this week, which has historically benefited assets like BTC by diluting the dollar's value and pushing investors towards alternative investmen...
Bitcoin Fed Preview: Powell's Take on 'Trump Tariffs' Eyed Amid Anticipated 25bps Fed Rate Cut
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Ether Surges 10% as Trump Victory Brings Back DeFi Bullishness
The bullish sentiment comes from Trump's promise to make the U.S. a leading hub for cryptocurrency during his campaigns, which might translate into more favorable regulations...
How Trump Could Change Crypto
Analysts expect a broad market rally and changes in SEC leadership. Trump’s crypto policies include a bitcoin strategic reserve, banning a central bank digital currency and fr...
Polymarket Projects a GOP House, Clinching Trump Trifecta
If the prediction market is right — and lately, it's been right — the election results are even more bullish for crypto than they appear.
Polymarket Resolves Presidential Election Contract
The $3.6 billion contract closed Wednesday morning as the Associated Press, Fox and NBC declared the election for Republican candidate Donald Trump.
How This Crypto Hedge Fund Nailed the Trump Trade
Quinn Thompson, the founder of crypto hedge fund Lekker Capital, shared with CoinDesk why he was so confident Donald Trump would win the U.S. presidential election despite the...
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MAGA, HORRIS, and Other PoliFi Tokens in Decline After U.S. Election Concludes
Does PoliFi have staying power? The market isn't so sure.
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Bitcoin Fed Preview: Powell's Take on 'Trump Tariffs' Eyed Amid Anticipated 25bps Fed Rate Cut
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What Next for Bitcoin After Trump Win? Traders Look to Fed Rate Cuts as BTC Sets New Highs at $76K
Analysts expect a 0.25% rate cut this week, which has historically benefited assets like BTC by diluting the dollar's value and pushing investors towards alternative investmen...
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Bitcoin Blasts Past $76K for First Time as Violent Crypto Rally Liquidates Nearly $400M Shorts
Crypto exchange Coinbase's shares closed the day 31% higher, leading gains among digital asset-related stocks.
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How This Crypto Hedge Fund Nailed the Trump Trade
Quinn Thompson, the founder of crypto hedge fund Lekker Capital, shared with CoinDesk why he was so confident Donald Trump would win the U.S. presidential election despite the...
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MAGA, HORRIS, and Other PoliFi Tokens in Decline After U.S. Election Concludes
Does PoliFi have staying power? The market isn't so sure.
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How Trump Could Change Crypto
Analysts expect a broad market rally and changes in SEC leadership. Trump’s crypto policies include a bitcoin strategic reserve, banning a central bank digital currency and fr...
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The Protocol: Elections, Schmections. Blockchain's Got Work to Do
The blockchain industry might get a boost as former U.S. President Donald Trump wins a second term, promising to keep his promises, including a long list of Bitcoin- and crypt...
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Polymarket Projects a GOP House, Clinching Trump Trifecta
If the prediction market is right — and lately, it's been right — the election results are even more bullish for crypto than they appear.
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Crypto Friendly SEC and Senate Banking Committee Expected Under Trump: Bernstein
Stablecoin and market structure bills may now both see faster progress, the report said.
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Trump's Triumph Is Also Crypto's: Gensler, Regulatory Clouds Likely to Vanish
Buoyed by donations and votes from a digital asset industry he aggressively courted, Trump won a second term to the White House in his third bid for the U.S.'s highest office....
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Crypto Is a Clear Winner With Trump as GOP Takes Senate, Sherrod Brown Loses and Gensler Likely Heading for Door
Even before Donald Trump secured the U.S. presidency, the industry had already scored huge, getting many new allies in Congress and a serious Senate hurdle removed.
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Polymarket, Prediction Betting Markets Vindicated by Trump's Strong Showing
Tuesday night's election returns were a shocker if you only watched CNN. But not if you'd looked at the betting all along.
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Live Updates: Trump Wins 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Up-to-the-minute coverage on the presidential and congressional races and how they stand to shape crypto legislation and regulation.