Analysis


Markets

Bitcoin Fed Preview: Powell's Take on 'Trump Tariffs' Could Shake Markets as 25bp Rate Cut is a Foregone Conclusion

A 25-basis point Fed rate cut will likely be a non-event, and markets will be interested in what Powell thinks of President-elect Donald Trump's inflationary policy cocktail of loose fiscal policy and import tariffs.

Screen grab from Trump's teaser of the new World Liberty Financial crypto company (Rug Radio, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

Markets

Trump Wins, Bitcoin Unlikely to See Big 'Sell-The-Fact' Price Drop: Omkar Godbole

While sell-the-fact price slide looks unlikely, traders still need to watch out for the other side of the Trump trade – hardening bond yields and rising dollar index, says CoinDesk analyst Omkar Godbole.

BBitcoin faces headwinds (Pixabay)

Markets

Dogecoin Golden Cross Appears as Price Probes Key Fibonacci Hurdle

Trump's return to the White House has powered DOGE higher by 15%.

Dogecoin jumps into a golden cross. (
brixiv/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin's 'Coinbase Premium' Jumps to Two-Month High as Prices Top $74K Amid Trump's Early Lead

Associated Press has Trump leading the electoral map 101 to 71.

BTC's Coinbase premium. (CryptoQuant)

News Analysis

Industry-Funded Polls Back Crypto Message: They Have Enough Voters to Make a Splash

While these voter surveys are paid for with an ultimate aim of getting policy-makers' attention, the data shared by industry groups makes a case some voters seem to feel strongly.

The latest crypto poll seeks to make the case that some voters have single-issue love for crypto as the race for the White House and Congress near an end. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Policy Didn't Occupy the Spotlight in Elections in Austria, Georgia

Elections in Georgia were more focused on whether or not the country should align further with the European Union or Russia.

Voting booths (Philip Oroni / Unsplash)

Policy

Who's Afraid of Gary Gensler? Not Don Wilson, the Trader Who Beat the Regulator Once Before

Gensler's SEC has been vague about how crypto firms can register to legally trade digital assets in the U.S. Chicago-based markets giant Don Wilson thinks that’s a strategy, not an accident.

DRW's Don Wilson (DRW)

Markets

More Than Arbitrage: $2.5B Inflow in Spot BTC ETFs Features Bullish Directional Bets

Institutions seem to be moving away from traditional cash and carry arbitrage to pure directional plays, according to observers.

(Aaron Burden/Unsplash)

News Analysis

Gary Gensler's Contentious Reign Over Crypto Approaches Its Twilight

The U.S. SEC chair has arguably been the individual with the greatest influence over the direction of America's crypto policies, but his days atop the agency are numbered.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto ETFs Look Unlikely to Expand Beyond Bitcoin, Ether Under Kamala Harris, Experts Say

Several prospective issuers have filed to launch exchange-traded funds tracking smaller coins like Ripple's XRP or Solana (SOL), but the trajectory of those applications may lie with American voters.

More crypto ETFs, including current applications for an XRP or solana ETF, might not ever be approved if Kamala Harris beats Donald Trump in the presidential election, two ETF experts said. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)