Cryptocurrency

If you’re fixated on the price of Bitcoin, then you may already have your answer. On Election Day, America’s choice between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris carries consequences for the crypto industry—from a potential shakeup at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the passage of a regulatory framework. It could […]

Bitcoin’s price is up for the day amid Election Day volatility—but some other cryptocurrencies are seeing even larger gains. BTC jumped above $70,500 on Tuesday but then dipped below the $69,000, evening out at a price of approximately $69,400 as of this writing. It’s still up by 3% over the past 24 hours, CoinGecko data

US Election Day, Large ETF outflows, FWOG hits $380M! BTC ETF see largest outflows since May. BTC briefly dips below 68k, OI falls $2bn. BTC hashrate hits another ATH. MT Gox transfers $2.2bn BTC to 2 wallets. Crypto prediction markets favour Trump 63%. Major crypto firms launch stablecoin network. Semler Scientific bought $71m BTC in

Kamala Harris briefly took the lead on blockchain-based prediction markets on Nevada’s presidential election results Tuesday, as traders reacted to fresh data on voter turnout in the swing state’s most populous county. The Democratic presidential candidate had amassed 55% of betting volume on crypto-focused prediction market Polymarket as of 11:50 a.m. ET, the data shows.

With U.S. voters hitting the polls Tuesday, a flurry of bets in the twilight of the 2024 race pushed Polymarket’s total open interest to a record-breaking $463 million on Election Day. Representing the total value of positions held on the blockchain-based prediction platform, the measure had jumped 40% over the past week from $329 million,

In response to the devastating floods that struck Valencia, Spain, Binance Charity has donated $3 million to the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja Española). According to the Tuesday announcement, the crypto exchange’s funding aims to support immediate relief efforts and assist communities affected by the recent natural disaster. The contribution from Binance Charity will enable

Dogecoin is currently leading on U.S. Election Day gains among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap—the original meme coin spiked on Tuesday, making quick gains before dropping slightly. The coin, which is the eighth-biggest digital asset by market cap, hit a peak price of more than $0.177 before dipping again. DOGE is now up

Election day is here and it appears traditional investors were looking to de-risk before voters even made it to the polls. On Monday, U.S. Bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw huge outflows with $541 million being withdrawn from the investment products. This election-related outflow is nearly the largest outflow the Bitcoin ETFs have seen since

Upcoming A24 horror film “Heretic,” starring Hugh Grant, will carry a disclaimer in its credits stating that “no generative AI was used in the making of this film.” According to an interview with the film’s co-director Bryan Woods in film industry trade publication Variety, the disclaimer was inserted because “it’s something people need to start

Social media and technology giant Meta (nee Facebook) announced it is providing its open-source Llama AI models to U.S. defense agencies and contractors, to support national security and strengthen America’s position in the AI race. Llama will be available to U.S. government agencies focused on defense and national security applications, and private partners supporting their