Market Wrap: Bitcoin Jumps to $14.2K; Ethereum Gas Usage Grows 113% YTD
Bitcoin is making gains during the U.S. presidential election uncertainty while Ethereum’s gas data is highlighting a DeFi decline.Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $14,061 as of 21:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET)....
$14.1K: Bitcoin Breaks New 2020 High With US Election Still Undecided
Bitcoin has broken fresh 2020 highs as uncertainty remains in the U.S. presidential election.
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First Mover: Just Another Day for Bitcoin as US Election Slides Into Discord, Division
Bitcoin (BTC) was lower, searching for direction as uncertainty over U.S. election results hung over global markets. Prices were down about 2.2% to about $13,700, staying roughly in their range...
Bitcoin Drops as Trump Threatens to Stop Vote Counting
Bitcoin fell after President Trump alleged "fraud” in the presidential election and pledged to stop vote counting.
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LIVE: CoinDesk Covers the 2020 US Election and Crypto Impact
SS (22:04 ET): Betting on Polymarket suggests Trump has 91% chance of winning Texas.SS (22:00 ET): In the last hour, bettors at Polymarket have President Donald Trump winning the election...
DeFi Sell-Off Continues as Index Futures Retrace to June Levels
Index futures for decentralized finance (DeFi) continue to collapse, erasing all gains since late June, as the sector cools off following a wild summer of speculation. On derivatives exchange FTX,...
First Mover: 11 Election Talking Points on Bitcoin as TRUMP Futures Point to Loss
Bitcoin (BTC) was lower for a third straight day around $13,500, having fallen back from a fleeting 33-month high of $14,093 over the weekend.In traditional markets, Asian and European shares rose...
Bitcoin’s Implied Volatility Rises Ahead of US Election
The bitcoin options market looks to be predicting a pick up-in price volatility following the U.S. presidential election.
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The 2020 Elections Are Boosting Crypto Prediction Markets
In just over three weeks, the trading volume on decentralized betting platform Polymarket went from zero to almost $3 million. As of Monday, Polymarket’s “Will Trump win the 2020 U.S. presidential...
Opium Raises $3.3M to Make Exotic Crypto Derivatives Available to All
Crypto derivatives exchange Opium has closed a $3.25 million funding round involving investors such as QCP Soteria, Kenetic Capital and Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research. The Amsterdam-based startup allows for users to...