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Bitcoin Blasts Past $76K for First Time as Violent Crypto Rally Liquidates Nearly $400M Shorts
6.11.2024
Crypto exchange Coinbase's shares closed the day 31% higher, leading gains among digital asset-related stocks
The Protocol: Elections, Schmections. Blockchain's Got Work to Do
6.11.2024
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 crypto-related pledges
How This Crypto Hedge Fund Nailed the Trump Trade
6.11.2024
Quinn Thompson, the founder of crypto hedge fund Lekker Capital, shared with CoinDesk why he was so confident Trump would win despite concerning polls
Polymarket Projects a GOP House, Clinching Trump Trifecta
6.11.2024
If the prediction market's traders are right – and lately, they've been right – the election results are even more bullish for crypto than they appear
How to Build an Asset Class in Three Easy Steps
6.11.2024
Kelly Ye, portfolio manager at Decentral Park Capital and Andy Baehr, head of product at CoinDesk Indices, trade views, active manager vs indexer, on what steps are most important to shape the capital markets and investment landscape for digital assets in a post U.S. election world
How Trump Could Change Crypto
6.11.2024
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 freeing Ross Ulbricht
Uniswap's UNI Token Soars 28% as Altcoins Outperform Following U.S. Presidential Election
6.11.2024
The broad market gauge CoinDesk 20 Index was higher by 8.2% versus bitcoin's 6% advance following Donald Trump's victory
JPMorgan Renames Blockchain Platform to Kinexys, to Add On-Chain FX Settlement for USD, EUR
6.11.2024
The banking giant was one of the early leaders in applying blockchain tech to traditional financial activities, executing over $1.5 trillion of transactions since its inception
Polymarket Resolves Presidential Election Contract
6.11.2024
The $3.6 billion contract closed Wednesday morning as the Associated Press, Fox and NBC declared the election for Republican candidate Donald Trump
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap Surges 28% as All Index Constituents Trade Higher After Election
6.11.2024
Solana joins Uniswap as a top performer, gaining 12.7% as U.S. Presidential election results come in
First Mover Americas: BTC Hit All-Time High as Trump Closed In on Victory
6.11.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 6, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Crypto Friendly SEC and Senate Banking Committee Expected Under Trump: Bernstein
6.11.2024
Stablecoin and crypto-market structure bills may now see faster progress, the report said
Crypto Equities Surge More Than 10% as U.S. Political Uncertainty Diminishes With Trump Victory
6.11.2024
MicroStrategy and Coinbase both added 12%, with bitcoin miners also gaining more than 10% in pre-market trading
Is Optimism's 'Superchain' Winning the Ethereum Layer-2 Race?
6.11.2024
One of the biggest trends of 2023 among the leading layer-2 projects on Ethereum was the emergence of “blockchain in a box,” where the teams encouraged developers to clone their code to spin up new layer 2s. Now, it appears, one project in particular, Optimism, appears to be pulling away as...
Bitcoin, Solana Hit New Cycle Highs Against Ether as Trump Edges Closer to U.S. Presidency
6.11.2024
Bitcoin dominance approached 61% with Solana dominance also primed to touch record high
Dogecoin Rockets 25% as Trump Nears Victory, Top Trader Signals More Gains Ahead
6.11.2024
“There is going to be a media frenzy about Elon and how his aggressively backing Trump and the 'Department of Government Efficiency' narrative could have been a deciding factor for a Trump win,” one trader said
Trump's Triumph Is Also Crypto's: Gensler, Regulatory Clouds Likely to Vanish
6.11.2024
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
Solana Jumps 17%, Flips BNB Chain Token, as Trump's Lead Renews ETF Hopes
6.11.2024
An incoming crypto-friendly Trump administration could make allowing crypto ETFs in the U.S. easier, traders say, boosting SOL’s prices
Crypto Already Won Election as Trump Rises and Senate's Sherrod Brown Falls
6.11.2024
Having $169 million to spend on U.S. congressional elections can produce fast results in Washington, as the crypto sector's campaign-finance blitz this year helped rid it of a powerful Democratic senator who stood in the way of legislation and also populated Congress with a large number of...
Polymarket, Prediction Betting Markets Vindicated by Trump's Strong Showing
6.11.2024
Tuesday night was a shocker if you only watched CNN. But not if you'd looked at the betting all along