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Polymarket Resolves Presidential Election Contract

The $3.6 billion contract closed Wednesday morning as the Associated Press, Fox and NBC declared the election for Republican candidate Donald Trump.Source link

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap Surges 28% as All Index Constituents Trade Higher After Election

Solana joins Uniswap as a top performer, gaining 12.7% as U.S. Presidential election results come in.Source link

First Mover Americas: BTC Hit All-Time High as Trump Closed In on Victory

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 6, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source link

Crypto Equities Surge More Than 10% as U.S. Political Uncertainty Diminishes with Trump Victory

MicroStrategy and Coinbase both added 12%, with bitcoin miners also gaining more than 10% in pre-market trading.Source link

Is Optimism’s ‘Superchain’ Winning the Ethereum Layer-2 Race?

One of the biggest trends of 2023 among the leading layer-2 projects on Ethereum was the emergence of “blockchain in a box,” where the teams encouraged developers to clone their code to spin up new layer 2s. Now, it appears, one project in particular, Optimism, appears to be pulling away as the clear leader.Source link