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“Divided government is likely the most important outcome for crypto as we believe that is what produces a bipartisan regulatory structure that will remain intact regardless of what happens in future elections,” he wrote in a note for TD Cowen clients. In this session that’s winding down, the Senate has been controlled (barely) by Democrats, and the House had a very narrow majority in the House of Representatives, leaving the two chambers in divided hands. Crypto legislation did manage to wind its way through the House for the first time, but it made no real progress in the Senate. If…
There are, however, more established election-related memecoins including MAGA and the Kamala Harris-themed KAMA. Trading volume for MAGA, which launched in August 2023, has surged by 27% in 24 hours, taking its market cap above $150 million. KAMA rose by 150% on Nov. 1. It has since tumbled by 50% to an $11 million market cap. Read the full article here
On the other hand, a Harris win may slow down the pace of adoption due to a more restrictive regulatory regime. (The Biden administration that she’s served in since 2021 has tended to be highly restrictive on crypto.) “If Harris were to win, I still think institutional adoption would happen. But it would happen more gradually,” said Levin, pointing out that the Democrats are slowly coming around to crypto, including Harris herself, which means “it will just take more time for growing this Democratic support for the industry to have a material impact on the broader crypto market.” Read the…
On the crypto front, there exist several paths for legislation at the moment. They largely depend on the outcome of the election — which, it’s worth pointing out, we may not know immediately. If one party wins the White House, House and Senate (they take office in January), we likely won’t see any further progress toward crypto legislation this year, said Representative Tom Emmer, a Republican and current majority whip. That’s because if a single party is poised for that trifecta, lawmakers can just wait a few months to craft a bill that wouldn’t require heavy compromise with the other…
The project, completed as part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Project Guardian, showcased how Swift’s infrastructure can facilitate off-chain cash settlements for tokenized funds. It also demonstrates how tokenization and blockchain can work to improve, not replace, Swift, which connects over 11,500 financial institutions in more than 200 countries. Read the full article here
Recently roughed-up bitcoin miners like Marathon Digital (MARA), Riot Platforms (RIOT) and Hut 8 (HUT) were sporting gains in the 3%-5% range. Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) was higher by 3%, though remains lower by about 10% over the past few sessions following a disappointing third quarter earnings report. Read the full article here
One way to track the success of this stablecoin, Christensen said, is through the portion of USDS held idle without earning rewards. Of the over $1 billion in circulation, a small but notable amount are not earning rewards – which shows that it’s being held by real humans and not bots as this idle behavior signals organic use, as real users treat USDS like cash, holding it temporarily without maximizing returns. Read the full article here
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Bitcoin is little changed, having recovered from a dip below $68,000. Aside from today’s U.S. presidential election, which has traders seeking clues for the next market move, BTC has also been threatened by activity by Mt. Gox. The defunct crypto exchange transferred over 32,000 BTC ($2.2 billion) to unmarked wallet addresses, often a sign of an impending transfer to exchanges, thereby applying selling pressure to BTC. Bitcoin traded at just under $68,800 late in the European morning, little changed in the last 24 hours. The broader digital asset market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 Index, has fallen just over…
Bitcoin’s hashrate hit a record high on a seven-day moving average of 755 EH/s last week. Hashrate is the computational power required to mine and process transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain. At the end of October, hashrate surged almost 12% in one day, one of the biggest rises year-to-date, according to Glassnode data. Read the full article here