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Polymarket Hires Nate Silver After Taking in $265M of Bets on U.S. Election: Report
17.7.2024
As the U.S. presidential election enters its final stretch, crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket is striking while the iron is hot by hiring popular statistician and writer Nate Silver as an adviser
Deribit's New Bitcoin, Ether Options Tied to U.S. Elections Get Thumbs Up From Crypto Traders
17.7.2024
$50K to $100K — 9 AI Chatbots Predict Bitcoin Prices for Year-End 2024
8.7.2024
At the end of April, Bitcoin.com News queried seven artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots about their year-end bitcoin (BTC) price predictions. A significant number of these generative AI chatbots offered optimistic forecasts, suggesting bitcoin could reach $80,000 or even surpass $100,000...
7 Events That Could Shift the Crypto Market Landscape in an Instant
5.7.2024
The cryptocurrency market finds itself in a challenging situation, with a mix of obstacles and potential opportunities that could influence its future positively. This editorial examines the elements that the crypto community might encounter and highlights key points to consider amid the current...
Crypto’s Stagnant Summer: Analysts Say ‘Boring’ Markets May Set Stage for Eventual Price Surge
23.6.2024
In the past week and a half, the crypto markets have shown a bearish trend, suggesting that the summer slowdown is underway. Many anticipate that bitcoin and the broader crypto economy might face a few uneventful weeks ahead. Onchain analyst Willy Woo believes there could be another one to four...
Summer Consolidation to Precede US Election ‘Fireworks’ in Crypto Markets, Says QCP Capital
22.6.2024
Despite several bullish indicators, including a significant bitcoin purchase by Microstrategy and optimistic projections by notable figures, bitcoin’s price action remains subdued. Market analysts at QCP Capital shed light on the underlying factors contributing to this paradox. Bullish Signs...
The Crypto Industry’s Influence on U.S. Elections is Bigger Than Ever, Industry Insiders Say
14.5.2024
The crypto industry is throwing its weight around in Washington in hopes of influencing the upcoming U.S. elections, spending an unprecedented amount of money to get crypto-friendly candidates elected and educate lawmakers – all in hopes of finally getting a friendly regulatory framework for crypto...
Crypto’s Rising Influence in 2024 U.S. Elections: A Game Changer, Says Analyst
12.3.2024
FOX Business analyst Eleanor Terrett opined on March 11 that the cryptocurrency industry is gaining influence as the 2024 U.S. elections draw near, citing increasing influence of crypto advocacy groups like the Stand With Crypto Alliance.
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Crypto Seeks to Make Mark on U.S. Elections During 'Super Tuesday'
5.3.2024
The long list of primary elections Tuesday across 15 U.S. states will steer the fates of many seats in Congress and further solidifies the presidential showdown later this year, but Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said it's also a "chance to send a message" to federal politicians who've declined...
Fairshake Super PAC Raises $78M to Support Crypto Candidates in 2024 U.S. Election
18.12.2023
The group has support from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Ark, Circle, Ripple, Coinbase and more
Reviewing El Salvador’s Bukele Predictions for 2022: What Went Wrong?
2.1.2023
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador and die-hard Bitcoin enthusiast, formulated a series of predictions about the behavior of bitcoin and the crypto ecosystem for the past year. These included the top price of bitcoin, the influence of the cryptocurrency on U.S. elections, the issuance of...
First Mover: Bitcoin Retreats Before U.S. Election After Dominating Crypto in October
2.11.2020
Bitcoin had an unusually bullish October, with a 29% gain that led the monthly performance ranking of digital assets in the CoinDesk 20
FTX Increases Trump Futures Margins Before the Election, Biden Futures Lead by 64%
31.10.2020
At the beginning of the year, the trading platform FTX Exchange launched a futures market so people can bet on the U.S. election and created a futures contract token called TRUMP. On Friday, FTX revealed that the exchange is lifting the initial margin requirements to $0.50 for its TRUMP token...
First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as U.S. Election Countdown Begins
30.10.2020
Pantera's Dan Morehead looks at negative images of GDP charts and counts words in Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper to chronicle bitcoin's "movement."
Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe Biden Winning the Presidency by 60%
1.10.2020
During the first half of the year, betting portals that allow people to wager cryptocurrencies on the upcoming U.S. election had shown Donald Trump winning the election. However, after Tuesday evening’s Presidential Debate, betting markets like Cloudbet show Joe Biden’s chances...
Devere Group CEO Predicts Bitcoin Can Replace Gold as Top Safe-Haven Within a Generation
30.9.2020
A few weeks ago, Devere Group CEO and founder Nigel Green said that he believed the U.S. election would bolster the price of bitcoin. Speaking with the financial broadcast MoneyFM on Monday, Green said he also believes that bitcoin will replace gold as the ultimate financial safe haven within...
US Sanctions Russians Allegedly Using Cryptocurrency to Influence Presidential Election
12.9.2020
The U.S. has sanctioned several Russian nationals, a Ukrainian lawmaker, and their cryptocurrency addresses for interfering with the country’s electoral process. The Russians are allegedly employees of a troll factory that previously targeted presidential candidates. Operations to Interfere...
Russia, With Bitcoin Playing Bit Part, Tried to Hack 2016 U.S. Election, Senate Report Finds
18.8.2020
Bitcoin may have been the salacious pretext to Marina Butina's fling with Patrick Byrne
Amid US Postal Service ‘Crisis’ USPS Files Patent for Blockchain Mail-in Voting Scheme
18.8.2020
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is falling apart at the seams and many Americans are blaming the Trump administration. The USPS may have to deal with the U.S. election ballot process, as mail-in votes may be the dominant practice thanks to the coronavirus. Amid the American public’s...