It’s been another strong week for Bitcoin. The dollar price is up about 2.5 percent over the week, although that’s still something of a decline from its recent high above $13,400. At one point, Bitcoin fell 4 percent in 24 hours. But bulls remain optimistic and see the price advancing towards $20,000, possibly as early as March. That future price movement will depend on a number of factors, including whether banks follow Paypal into cryptocurrency acceptance; the size of the stimulus expected to counter the new coronavirus outbreak; and the pattern of the hash rate, among other factors. One point …

Tech-heavy stock market indices, including the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500, have begun to recover. Amazon posted high pandemic sales that led profits to climb threefold and reported a 37% spike in revenue. Facebook also surpassed Wall Street expectations, achieving $21.5 billion in revenue during the third quarter. Although the correlation between Bitcoin and U.S. stocks has declined in recent weeks, the probability that the rising risk-on market sentiment could buoy BTC remains high. As Kevin Svenson, a chartist at Kraken’s Cryptowatch, explained, the market direction between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 is the “same 80% of the time.” …

Whether it is a Democratic sweep led by Joe Biden or a Donald Trump reelection, Bitcoin () would likely thrive. Industry executives, including DCG and Grayscale CEO Barry Silbert, say both a Trump or a Biden win would buoy BTC. The optimistic stance of industry execs despite the glaring election risk comes after Grayscale’s Bitcoin study. Trump wins = brrr Biden wins = brrr Either way, bitcoin wins — Barry Silbert (@BarrySilbert) Grayscale, a major cryptocurrency investment firm with in net assets under management, released a study on Oct. 27 highlighting that the potential market for Bitcoin has significantly expanded …

One of United States President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign websites was briefly defaced yesterday, according to an Oct. 28 article on TechCrunch. Hackers managed to replace donaldjtrump.com’s usual campaign rhetoric and request for donations with a spoof of the FBI’s “This site has been seized” message. The unknown attackers claimed to have obtained “strictly classified information” and encouraged people to essentially vote on whether they wanted the data released, using payments to two Monero wallets. Among the insider information reportedly on offer was evidence discrediting Trump as president and connecting his government to “the origin of the coronavirus.” There is …

The latest Bloomberg crypto newsletter contends that the election of Joe Biden as president of the United States would bring greater mainstream adoption of Bitcoin (BTC), including a potential exchange-traded fund approval. Further, it referred to the policies of President Donald Trump's administration with regard to crypto as “hands-off”: “A potential Joe Biden presidency should shine favor on further appreciation in the price of Bitcoin, in our view. New leadership may change the hands-off policy of the Trump administration — to the detriment of the broader crypto market — and nudge the firstborn benchmark toward the mainstream, improving chances for …

As the 2020 U.S. presidential election draws near, two crypto traders on Twitter shared their predictions for how Bitcoin's price could react to the event. "If we have a clear winner and an easy transition of power, I do not see much of an impact on the price per coin," trader "BigCheds" told Cointelegraph. "On the other hand, if we have a close and/or contested election, we should see a bounce in risk-off assets like gold and Bitcoin." The election is a summation of 2020's wild year, with a number of other factors also remaining at play. "This election year …

Back and forth discussions with regard to a second stimulus package for the people of the United States have been ongoing for months. Today, President Trump decided to push the matter back until after the 2020 presidential elections have concluded. This appears to have resulted in a price drop for Bitcoin (BTC) and other mainstream markets. "Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19," Trump said in an Oct. 6 tweet thread. "We made a very generous offer of $1.6 Trillion Dollars and, …

Bitcoin (BTC) rose to highs of $10,730 before settling lower on Oct. 5 as markets fluctuated in line with United States President Donald Trump contracting COVID-19. Cointelegraph takes a look at the factors set to influence BTC price action this week, as the virus and its consequences dictate the macro mood. Trump health sends markets higher President Trump buoyed markets late Sunday as traders priced in the possibility that he would leave hospital on Monday after treatment for COVID-19. Futures were up, reversing losses on Friday, along with major stock markets including the S&P 500, to which Bitcoin continues to …

Bitcoin (BTC) price appears on the verge of closing another week pinned below the $11,000 resistance but given the major events of the week, things could have been so much worse. Cryptocurrency daily market performance snapshot. Source: Coin360 The top-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap held its ground as KuCoin revealed more than $150 million worth of assets had been stolen from the exchange, and the price only stumbled slightly as the CTFC announced that legal action was being taken against BitMEX exchange. The price again avoided collapse when DOW and S&P 500 futures took a hefty drop upon the announcement …

Following reports of United States President Donald Trump’s positive test result for COVID-19, prediction markets have (perhaps predictably) seen a flurry of activity. One of the more macabre predictions gaining attention is on the centralized PredictIt market run by the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Posing the question “Will Donald Trump complete his first term?,” the prediction was originally intended as a measure of the likelihood of the president getting impeached and leaving office. However, interest has grown following news of the president’s close aide Hope Hicks testing positive for the virus and the president subsequently being tested. …

The first debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential election had no clear winner, but crypto-powered prediction platforms are having a field day. Election futures on crypto derivatives exchange FTX boomed, with the platform’s CEO reporting more than $4 million in open interest trying to pick the winner between Democrat Joe Biden, and Republican Donald Trump. On FTX, Trump’s brash debate performance got a big thumbs down and drove a 10% crash in the price of futures contracts backing his re-election. Volumes on FTX are amplified by leverage. On predictive platforms that do not offer leverage, more modest six-figure volumes were …

Bitcoin (BTC) starts the week pushing for $11,000 as ranging behavior continues, but futures gap danger remains. Cointelegraph takes a look at five factors that could shape Bitcoin price action in the coming week. Trump tax files see $11,000 BTC price bounce Sunday provided an unexpected boost to Bitcoin after a week of lackluster price performance. This was thanks to an investigation into United States’ President Donald Trump’s tax records, the results of which were published by the New York Times. The details include just $750 in tax paid by Trump in his election-year 2016, while no further links to …