Category: CoinDesk
How will Polymarket and Kalshi resolve their presidential bets if there’s another Jan. 6 or Bush v. Gore situation? Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/04/if-us-election-is-disputed-prediction-markets-could-face-hornets-nest/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 4, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …
Whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump becomes U.S. president probably won’t dictate bitcoin’s price growth. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/04/bitcoin-likely-to-rally-after-the-us-election-irrespective-of-who-wins-history-shows-van-straten/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
The proof-of-concept, which will be exhibited at the Singapore Fintech Festival from Nov. 6-8, demonstrates how investors could settle multi-asset positions in real-time. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/11/04/citi-fidelity-exhibit-proof-of-concept-for-real-time-forex-swap-onchain/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
While volatility is price-agnostic, recent flows in the options market suggest bullish expectations. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/04/bitcoin-set-for-6k-8k-seesaw-as-us-elections-enters-final-stretch-analyst/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
The regulator has seen strong interest in tokenization among the fixed income, FX and asset management sectors. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/11/04/singapore-pushes-for-commercialization-of-tokenization/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
The most popular Polymarket bet has seen a flurry in trades ahead of Election Day, contributing to a surge of Harris’ winning shares on the betting platform. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/04/harris-and-trump-bets-near-even-odds-ahead-of-us-election-day-as-voter-fraud-rumors-swirl/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
Investors in crypto and traditional markets bet that impending U.S. presidential election will breed price volatility. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/03/bitcoin-volatility-jumps-to-3-month-high-ahead-of-us-election/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
At least according to betting markets, the U.S. presidential election has moved to nearly a 50/50 race versus an easy Trump victory just days ago. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/03/bitcoin-pulls-under-68k-as-crypto-markets-falter-ahead-of-election/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
Researchers Justin Drake and Drankrad Feist set off a controversy in May when they revealed that they’d accepted big token payouts from EigenLayer, raising conflict of interest concerns. Source: …