As Donald Trump's path toward the White House became clearer, the industry had already scored huge, getting many new allies in Congress and a serious Senate hurdle removed.
Tuesday night's election returns were a shocker if you only watched CNN. But not if you'd looked at the betting all along.
Trump has vowed to impose sweeping tariffs on Mexico and other trading partners.
Part of BTC’s spike could be attributed to a $94 million liquidation of bearish or hedged bets against the asset, Coinglass veri shows, as Trump leads in early voting.
Associated Press has Trump leading the electoral map 101 to 71.
The worst case scenario for risk assets including cryptocurrencies would be a delayed or contested election where the result is unknown for weeks, one observer noted.
Solana has a reputation as a memecoin hub, but financial institutions are looking to build on the network.
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Just this week, in the run-up to Election Day, some big finance projects were announced — suggesting no worries about the road ahead.
Altcoins have lagged throughout the year amid regulatory uncertainty, and hence, K33 Research analysts said they are "more sensitive" to the election results.