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election 2020

While neither major Presidential candidate is campaigning on a crypto platform, who they appoint to head up federal agencies will shape policy for years to come.

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 26, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 26, 2020

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Crypto Traders Bet on US Election as FTX Prediction Markets Hit Record Volumes

October sees record volume for TRUMP and BIDEN markets three weeks ahead of the U.S. election.

By Zack Voell

Oct 16, 2020 at 3:06 p.m. UTC

Oct 16, 2020

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Trump Says He Would Increase Stimulus Offer to Reach Deal With House Democrats: Report

There's still a chance a stimulus package can be passed before the presidential election, but those chances are fading, said the U.S. president.

By Kevin Reynolds

Oct 15, 2020 at 3:14 p.m. UTC

Oct 15, 2020

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Immutable Calls: AP Election 2020 Results Will Be Recorded on a Blockchain

The Associated Press’s (AP) 2020 election results will be recorded on Everipedia’s EOS-based blockchain network, a first for the nearly 200-year-old news agency.

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 15, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 15, 2020

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Bitcoin

Bitcoiners Have Trillions and Trillions of Reasons to Ignore US Election

Trump? Biden? Who cares? The U.S. economy is in such a shambles that massive stimulus packages are likely either way, probably financed by the Fed.

By Bradley Keoun

Oct 13, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2020

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Elections

How Investors Are Trading the Election

As the U.S. presidential election gets closer, market “predictions” are showing up in stocks from energy to private prisons.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Oct 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2020

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Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19

The cryptocurrency and Asian stock markets dumped early Friday after U.S. Pres. Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positive to COVID-19.

By Sebastian Sinclair Nikhilesh De

Oct 2, 2020 at 5:46 a.m. UTC

Oct 2, 2020

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Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday's Debate

With the first presidential debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner: Joe Biden.

By Lawrence Lewitinn

Sep 30, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2020

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Sanctions

US Treasury Sanctions Russians Using Crypto for Election Interference

The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control has added three Russian nationals and a host of cryptocurrency addresses to its sanctions list.

By Nikhilesh De

Sep 10, 2020 at 5:02 p.m. UTC

Sep 10, 2020

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