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Opinion

Crypto for Advisors: Post Election Edition

As U.S. voters elected former President Donald Trump to be the nation's 47th president, the digital-asset market demonstrated its unique, real-time reaction capacity, surging on expectations of a crypto-friendly administration

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Markets

Donald Trump More Likely to Pardon Jan. 6 Protestors Than Silk Road Founder: Polymarket

The President-Elect promised pardons for the protestors and to commute Ulbricht's sentence when he was on the campaign trail.

A photo of Ross Ulbricht, AKA Dread Pirate Roberts

Markets

MAGA, HORRIS, and Other PoliFi Tokens in Decline After U.S. Election Concludes

Does PoliFi have staying power? The market isn't so sure.

Trump sending bitcoin transaction at PubKey bar in NYC (Fox News/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Trump Victory Sends Crypto Market Cap to $2.5T

The crypto sector was exhilarated by the sweeping victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the presidential race. Bitcoin's record high buoyed DOGE and SOL gains among major tokens as the overall market rallied with the election results. Data from CoinMarketCap shows that the total market capitalization of crypto hit nearly $2.5 trillion, the highest in over three months. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Bitcoin Hits Record High as Donald Trump Wins U.S. Election

Bitcoin hit a lifetime high over $75,000 Wednesday as former President Donald Trump is set to return to the White House. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee explains what a Trump presidency could mean for crypto and how anti-crypto Democrat Sherrod Brown was replaced by a more digital asset-friendly Congress.

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Markets

Polymarket Resolves Presidential Election Contract

The $3.6 billion contract closed Wednesday morning as the Associated Press, Fox and NBC declared the election for Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan (Polymarket)

Policy

Trump's Triumph Is Also Crypto's: Gensler, Regulatory Clouds Likely to Vanish

Buoyed by donations and votes from a digital asset industry he aggressively courted, Trump won a second term to the White House in his third bid for the U.S.'s highest office.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Is a Clear Winner With Trump as GOP Takes Senate, Sherrod Brown Loses and Gensler Likely Heading for Door

Even before Donald Trump secured the U.S. presidency, the industry had already scored huge, getting many new allies in Congress and a serious Senate hurdle removed.

Whether or not former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House, crypto already won big in this election.  (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Policy

Live Updates: Trump Wins 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Up-to-the-minute coverage on the presidential and congressional races and how they stand to shape crypto legislation and regulation.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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DOGE Surges on U.S. Election Day; Bitcoin ETFs Shed $541M and Mt. Gox Moves $2.2B BTC

Bitcoin rallied Tuesday after recovering from a dip below $68,000 amid major bitcoin ETF outflows and new activity on Mt. Gox. Plus, Donald Trump widens his edge against Kamala Harris on Polymarket and dogecoin soars. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry on U.S. election day.

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