Trump’s chances of becoming president again increased after today’s developments, according to PredictIt data
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Bitcoin rose above $60,000 after Donald Trump’s defiant response to an assassination attempt spurred speculation that his chances of winning the presidential election have climbed.
The former president, who has positioned himself as pro-crypto, said he was shot in the right ear after gunfire erupted at his political rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. His campaign said he was “fine” after the incident and looking forward to going to the Republican National Convention that begins on Monday in Milwaukee.
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President Joe Biden said he is glad Trump is safe and condemned the violence.
Markets are likely to respond with higher volatility, and could repeat the trades employed when last month’s debate played out favorably to Trump. In that case, the US dollar gained and Treasury yields climbed.
Bitcoin rose as much as 2.7% to $60,160.71 as of 1:05 a.m. in New York. The most-traded crypto token had stabilized in recent days on optimism that ETFs from titans including BlackRock Inc. and Fidelity Investments offer the type of bedrock demand that can temper price swings.
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