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FalconX: No Positive Correlation Between Bitcoin Price and Trump's Odds of Winning the US Presidential Election

On August 19, according to Coindesk, according to the analysis of cryptocurrency brokerage FalconX, the recent movement of bitcoin price does not show a clear correlation with the probability of Republican candidate Trump's election. The specific analysis found: From June 1 to August 15, there was no clear correlation between the three-day change in bitcoin price and the three-day change in the odds of a Republican candidate. The factors that affect the price of bitcoin include macroeconomic factors such as U.S. monetary policy expectations and oversupply, rather than solely depending on the probability of Trump's election. For example, the sell-off by the Saxony state government and supply concerns from Mt. Gox creditors have all weighed on the bitcoin price. However, FalconX said that as the US election approaches, the election result could become the dominant factor in the bitcoin price.