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Election 2020

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Cftc
Election 2020: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Industry
While neither major Presidential candidate is campaigning on a crypto platform, who they appoint to head up federal agencies will shape policy for years to come.
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By Nikhilesh De
Oct 26, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2020
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Prices for TRUMP and BIDEN futures markets on FTX
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Prediction markets
Crypto Traders Bet on US Election as FTX Prediction Markets Hit Record Volumes
October sees record volume for TRUMP and BIDEN markets three weeks ahead of the U.S. election.
Prices for TRUMP and BIDEN futures markets on FTX
By Zack Voell
Oct 16, 2020 at 3:06 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2020
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Trump Says He Would Increase Stimulus Offer to Reach Deal With House Democrats: Report
There's still a chance a stimulus package can be passed before the presidential election, but those chances are fading, said the U.S. president.
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By Kevin Reynolds
Oct 15, 2020 at 3:14 p.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2020
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The Associated Press will call some 7,000 races in the 2020 elections. Everipedia will record these calls on its network.
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Everipedia
Immutable Calls: AP Election 2020 Results Will Be Recorded on a Blockchain
The Associated Press’s (AP) 2020 election results will be recorded on Everipedia’s EOS-based blockchain network, a first for the nearly 200-year-old news agency.
The Associated Press will call some 7,000 races in the 2020 elections. Everipedia will record these calls on its network.
By Nikhilesh De
Oct 15, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2020
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Bitcoin
Bitcoiners Have Trillions and Trillions of Reasons to Ignore US Election
Trump? Biden? Who cares? The U.S. economy is in such a shambles that massive stimulus packages are likely either way, probably financed by the Fed.
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By Bradley Keoun
Oct 13, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2020
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Elections
How Investors Are Trading the Election
As the U.S. presidential election gets closer, market “predictions” are showing up in stocks from energy to private prisons.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2020
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Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19
The cryptocurrency and Asian stock markets dumped early Friday after U.S. Pres. Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positive to COVID-19.
Donald Trump in 2016
By Sebastian SinclairNikhilesh De
Oct 2, 2020 at 5:46 a.m. UTC
Oct 2, 2020
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Prediction markets
Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday's Debate
With the first presidential debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner: Joe Biden.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Sep 30, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2020
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Sanctions
US Treasury Sanctions Russians Using Crypto for Election Interference
The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control has added three Russian nationals and a host of cryptocurrency addresses to its sanctions list.
By Nikhilesh De
Sep 10, 2020 at 5:02 p.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020
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Bitpay
US Congressman Darren Soto to Accept Cryptocurrency Donations for 2020 Election
Supporters can now send the congressman crypto donations via BitPay for his 2020 reelection campaign.
Rep. Darren Soto (in foreground) (Rep. Ruben Gallego/Wikimedia Commons)
By Sebastian Sinclair
Sep 10, 2020 at 4:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020
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