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QCP Capital Analysts Highlight Impact of US Elections on Crypto Markets

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QCP Capital Analysts Highlight Impact of US Elections on Crypto Markets
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QCP Capital Analysts Highlight Impact of US Elections on Crypto MarketsQCP Capital’s latest market update highlights the influence of the upcoming U.S. elections on financial markets, with a particular focus on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC). Analysts predict increased volatility as the elections near, with potential outcomes shaping investor sentiment and price movements. QCP Analysts Link U.S. Elections to Crypto Market Movements QCP Capital‘s analysts observe […]
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backs Republican Senate candidates

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backs Republican Senate candidates
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Armstrong has endorsed pro-crypto Senate candidates, backing Republicans like John Deaton and David McCormick for their stance on digital asset policies.

Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong has endorsed several Republican candidates for the United States Senate in the November elections.

Armstrong took to X on Oct. 20 to show support for pro-crypto Senate candidates, including the pro-XRP (XRP) lawyer John Deaton and former Bridgewater Associates CEO David McCormick.

Both candidates are running under the Republican Party banner, with Deaton running for a Senate seat in Massachusetts and McCormick in Pennsylvania.

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Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Indicted NYC mayor leaves questionable crypto legacy as controversy mounts

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Indicted NYC mayor leaves questionable crypto legacy as controversy mounts
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Before his indictment on criminal charges, NYC Mayor Eric Adams promised to turn the city into a major crypto hub.

Three years before cryptocurrency became a talking point in the United States presidential election for the first time, a different crypto-focused race was brewing in New York City to determine who would replace outgoing Mayor Bill DeBlasio.

Democrat Eric Adams was squaring off against Republican Curtis Sliwa, and both were campaigning on the promise of being pro-crypto mayors. Adams had recently defeated Andrew Yang, another crypto proponent, in the Democratic Party primary. 

On the campaign trail, Adams promised to make NYC the “center of Bitcoins.” He was elected mayor in November 2021, after which he continued to pledge the city would become “the center of the cryptocurrency industry” and argued cryptocurrency should be taught in schools.

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Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Crypto events turn to regulation and politics as US election looms

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Crypto events turn to regulation and politics as US election looms
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Some executives at crypto and blockchain firms have suggested prioritizing US congressional races over the presidential election.

With less than a month until the people of the United States decide who will represent them in the House of Representatives, Senate, and the Presidency, some crypto events seem to be focused on regulation and politics. 

Attending the Permissionless III conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Ripple Swell in Miami, Florida, in October, Cointelegraph noted that many panels included takes from high-level executives on their predictions for what would happen in the November race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump for the US presidency, and what the outcome could mean for the industry in 2025.

Whether the topics of discussion initially focused on regulation or included stablecoins or Bitcoin (BTC) mining, many participants suggested that digital assets had become more of a mainstream issue in US politics in 2024 in a way never before seen. 

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Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Crypto Super PACs spend $1.3M on candidates as early voting continues

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Crypto Super PACs spend .3M on candidates as early voting continues
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The Fairshake and Defend American Jobs PACs reported media buys for GOP and Democratic candidates in the House of Representatives ahead of the elections.

With many areas of the United States already allowing residents to cast their ballots in the 2024 election, cryptocurrency-backed political action committees (PACs) have reported roughly $1.3 million worth of expenditures to support the campaigns of Democratic and Republican candidates for the House of Representatives.

In an Oct. 17 filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Fairshake PAC reported spending more than $900,000 in a media buy supporting Democratic Representative Thomas Suozzi for New York’s 3rd Congressional District. The same PAC disclosed it had spent more than $60,000 on a media buy for Democratic Representative Yadira Caraveo for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District.

Source: FEC

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Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Better Know a Crypto Candidate: Kari Lake

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Better Know a Crypto Candidate: Kari Lake
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As part of its coverage of the 2024 US Elections, Cointelegraph asked several congressional candidates for their positions on cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Kari Lake is running to represent the state of Arizona in the United States Senate. A far-right Republican who refused to concede her loss in the state’s 2022 gubernatorial election, Lake will face off against Democrat Ruben Gallego in November.

In August, Lake updated her campaign platform to include “building a robust but open framework to protect the cryptocurrency economy.”

She claimed to be a “pro-crypto candidate” on X, supporting some of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s statements advocating for Bitcoin (BTC) “as a last line of defense against our foreign adversaries.”

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Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Prediction markets like Polymarket a ‘public good,’ more accurate than polls

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Prediction markets like Polymarket a ‘public good,’ more accurate than polls
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While some say that prediction markets are a risk to democracy, others think they could serve the public by offering valuable insights and risk management tools.

Despite recent confrontations with regulators, election markets can provide more accurate insights into public sentiment than polls, according to industry observers.

In May 2024, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a rule to ban derivatives used to bet on the outcome of US elections and other major real-world events. 

The CFTC’s proposal drove US-based regulated prediction market platform Kalshi to take the commission to court. Columbia District Judge Jia Cobb rejected the CFTCs proposal, stating that “Kalshi’s contracts do not involve unlawful activity or gaming. They involve elections, which are neither.”

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Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Trump crypto venture WLFI a ‘potential pump-and-dump disaster’ 

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Trump crypto venture WLFI a ‘potential pump-and-dump disaster’ 
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The launch of the Trump family crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, during a US election campaign carries risks, possibly hurting both his campaign and the crypto industry’s image.

Former United States President Donald Trump could be playing a risky game by backing a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project.

Trump has put his personal brand on a number of eccentric products, from gold sneakers to Bibles, silver coins and most recently watches.

The former president and business mogul is reportedly busy launching the DeFi protocol World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and its token.

Still, this foray has been met with skepticism and doubt from within the crypto industry as it could harm Trump’s candidacy as well as the crypto industry's already less-than-stellar reputation.

The fact that a presidential candidate is diving into the DeFi sector does not impress Mark Cuban, an American businessman and open supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy.

Cuban told Cointelegraph that despite being a fan of DeFi, he doesn’t find anything “innovative or valuable about adding another DeFi offering” to the sector. The famous investor says this is just one more of Trump’s marketing schemes:

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Will Trump pardon SBF? 6 weird Polymarket betting pools on US politics

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Will Trump pardon SBF? 6 weird Polymarket betting pools on US politics
Betting

As the US elections approach, crypto policy betting surges on Polymarket. From traditional political predictions to quirky, unexpected wagers, users are placing bets on what’s to come.

Crypto betting platform Polymarket has received mainstream attention as betting pools on the United States presidential elections have helped the platform surpass $1 billion in volume. 

Polymarket allows individuals to anonymously create market betting pools on almost any event, with outcomes determined in a binary “yes” or “no” format. While most users focus on straightforward bets, a subset of investors gravitate toward more unorthodox wagers.

As election day approaches and crypto policies become a prominent topic in the campaign, a wide range of wagers related to politicians and crypto policies are on the rise. These bets range from conventional political predictions to humorous and bizarre speculations.

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Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

Donald Trump uses Bitcoin to buy burgers at NYC bar

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Donald Trump uses Bitcoin to buy burgers at NYC bar
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Pubkey, a Bitcoin bar in New York City, hosted the former US President and 2024 Republican nominee for a campaign stop on Sept. 18.

Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump appeared in a New York City bar and restaurant famous for accepting Bitcoin, becoming the first former US president to use the cryptocurrency in a transaction. 

According to a Sept. 18 X post by Pubkey, Trump used Bitcoin (BTC) to purchase hamburgers at the NYC bar. BTC advocate and Professional Capital Management CEO Anthony Pompliano was in attendance at the campaign stop, which was also reported on Trump’s Truth Social account. 

The event came less than two days after the Republican nominee announced the launch of a token through the World Liberty Financial crypto platform, run by members of his family. Despite once calling Bitcoin a “scam” and crypto “based on thin air,” Trump has advocated for BTC miners as part of his 2024 campaign and spoken at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville.

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Ethereum Believers May Be Staring Down Opportunity As ETH Reaches Another Low Against Bitcoin: CryptoQuant CEO

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