“The assassination attempt on [Republican candidate Donald Trump] on July 13th had a dual impact on bitcoin prices. As a pro-crypto candidate, the increased odds of a Trump victory spurred a positive market reaction. Concurrently, the event heightened global instability, causing bitcoin, often seen as a risk-off asset, to surge by over 10{aa99edd08dd66036bd4af6c3dbe8af9b4ab31fcc55a521c2956d094a6dcd3a48}, with prices climbing above $63k,” Pedro Lapenta, head of research at Hashdex, said in an email.
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