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Dogecoin Jumps 10%, Outperforming on Trump Popularity as Bitcoin Nears $70K
Bitcoin's "bullish setup" into the U.S. election next week mirrors late 2020, which preceded a 120% rally in two months, Matthew Sigel of VanEck said.
Updated Oct 28, 2024, 8:30 p.m. Published Oct 28, 2024, 8:18 p.m.
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Bitcoin rose to a three-month high on Monday, approaching the $70,000 level and moving to within about 5% of its record high of $73,700 from last March.
BTC advanced 3% over the past 24 hours, changing hands at $69,800, while the CoinDesk 20 Index, which tracks the performance of 20 large-cap tokens, managed a more modest 1% gain during the same period. Ethereum's ether {{ETH}} was up 0.5%, while native tokens of Polygon (POL), Near and Hedera dragged the index lower.
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It was dogecoin {DOGE}} that defied the broadly lagging altcoin market, surging 10% during the day, as the token attracted trader attention after being mentioned during a Donald Trump campaign event on Sunday.
The largest and oldest market cap canine-themed crypto has been closely associated with Trump lately after Elon Musk, who has been increasingly involved with the Republican candidate's campaign, proposed the “Department of Government Efficiency,” abbreviated to D.O.G.E., focused on reining in U.S. government spending.
Excitement rose a bit further as Musk, following his appearance at the Trump rally, tweeted a meme of himself with the DOGE avatar.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2024
"It's a play on Trump's popularity," Paul Howard, senior director at crypto trading firm Wincent, said in a Telegram message. "DOGE is now being closely tied to the U.S. presidential outcome by virtue of its popularity with [Elon] Musk.
Bettors on blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket now give a nearly 66% chance for Trump to win the U.S. presidential election next week, up from 61% a week ago.
The crypto action happened as U.S. stock indexes closed the day higher, with the Dow Jones climbingby 0.7%, while the Nasdaq's and the S&P 500 each gained 0.3%. Crude oil prices tumbled more than 5% after Israeli airstrikes against Iran didn't hit oil facilities, allaying concerns of escalation in the Middle East.
Bitcoin setup mirrors late 2020
There could be more gains ahead, as BTC's current setup resembles late 2020's big rally to all-time highs, according to Matthew Sigel, head of research at asset manager VanEck.
"This is a very bullish setup for bitcoin into the election," Sigel said on Monday in an interview with CNBC.
"We saw the exact same pattern in 2020 when bitcoin lagged with low volatility and once the [election] winner was announced, we had a high vol rally as new buyers came in," he added.
BTC surged roughly 120% between the 2020 November election and the end of the year.
Read more: Dogecoin Price Surges 10% as Elon Musk’s 'Department of Government Efficiency' Gains Traction
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Small investors are buying bitcoin. For a rally to succeed, the whales need to join in.
Small wallets have increased their BTC holdings by 2.5% since October's all-time high while large holders trimmed 0.8%, Santiment data shows.
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- Bitcoin wallets holding less than 0.1 BTC have increased their share of supply to the highest since mid-2024 even as the price holds around the mid-$60,000s.
- Larger holders with 10 to 10,000 bitcoins — the whales and sharks that typically drive major moves — have reduced their positions since the October peak.
- The divergence supports choppy, fragile price action because retail demand alone cannot sustain rallies when big wallets are distributing into every recovery.
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