With the presidential election a week away, micro strategy founder michael Thaler turned up the political heat a few notches and asked who was between them. donald trump and kamala harris would be good for Bitcoin BTC/USD.
what happened: Known as a Bitcoin evangelist, Thaler has been vocal about the cryptocurrency's growing influence in political debates.
On Sunday, he added an X poll, asking his more than 3.6 million followers for their thoughts on the polarizing question. As of this writing, with 18 hours left to vote, Trump was leading with 91% of the vote. The total number of votes was 61,238.
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Why it's important: Saylor said last month that Democrats are “drifting toward the center,” while Republicans, particularly Trump, have taken progressive stances on cryptocurrencies.
He previously acknowledged that Bitcoin has entered the political debate, a development that would have been unthinkable four years ago, and that Trump's “never sell Bitcoin” position and Republican candidates He particularly praised the idea of a national bitcoin stockpile.
Prediction markets focused on cryptocurrencies and were betting on Trump winning the election. Polymarket He predicts a 65% chance of victory for the former president. Karushi The odds were shown to be 62%.
National polls reveal a very close race, with New York Times and CNN polls pegging Harris and Trump tied at 48% and 47%, respectively.
Price action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $67,744.20, up 1.18% in the past 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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