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Markets

Bitcoin Traders Wary of Price Drop in U.S. Election Week, CME Options Show

"It looks like bitcoin options traders appear to be hedging their bets to the downside ahead of the U.S. election this week," one observer said, noting pricier puts on the CME.

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Finance

U.S. Election Betting: Polymarket 'Manipulation' Claims Miss the Mark

The manipulation narrative is an attempt by mainstream media to discredit Polymarket’s election odds and control the narrative, one expert said.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03:  People cast their votes at an early voting site at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on November 03, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Nation’s Capitol is bracing for protests and potential unrest with a contentious Election Day looming on the horizon. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Markets

If U.S. Election Is Disputed, Prediction Markets Could Face 'Hornet's Nest'

How will Polymarket and Kalshi resolve their presidential contracts if there's another Jan. 6 or Bush v. Gore situation?

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1948, file photo, President Harry S. Truman at St. Louis' Union Station holds up an election day edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, which - based on early results - mistakenly announced "Dewey Defeats Truman." (AP Photo/Byron Rollins)

Policy

Andreessen Horowitz Donates $23M to Crypto Super Pac Fairshake for 2026 Elections

Fairshake now says it has a $78 million war chest for the upcoming midterm elections.

Chris Dixon of a16z Crypto announces another $25 million in U.S. campaign donations at Consensus 2024. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Likely to Rally After the U.S. Election, Irrespective of Who Wins, History Shows: Van Straten

Whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump becomes U.S. president probably won't dictate bitcoin’s price growth.

The White House in Washington D.C. (Tabrez Syed/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Set for $6K-$8K Seesaw as U.S. Election Enters Final Stretch: Analyst

While volatility is price-agnostic, recent flows in the options market suggest bullish expectations.

Voting booths (Philip Oroni / Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Jumps to 3-Month High Ahead of U.S. Election

Investors in crypto and traditional markets bet that impending U.S. presidential election will breed price volatility.

Deribit's BTC volatility index, DVOL. (TradingView)

Markets

Harris Odds Rise on Polymarket as 'Election Fraud' Allegations Ramp Up Trump Hedge Bets

At current prices, a $10,000 punt on Harris could equal a $25,000 payout if she wins the U.S. presidential election.

Trump and Harris debating on CNN. (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase Pours $25M More Into Fairshake as CEO Armstrong Says 'We’re Not Slowing Down'

“The crypto voter is already a force to be reckoned with, but it will continue to grow,” CEO Brian Armstrong said.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Finance

Fortune Claims Polymarket Is 'Rife' With Wash Trading

As much as a third of the prediction market's volume is inflated by traders acting as the buyer and seller — an illegal practice in TradFi — on the same trades, Fortune reported. Some could be doing it to farm a future token airdrop.

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