- Donald Trump currently leads the U.S. presidential race with 178 electoral votes to Kamala Harris’s 99, though key swing states and California are still uncounted.
- Cryptocurrencies, including Dogecoin, which surged 15% in 4 hours, show market optimism as counting continues.
- Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana also report gains, with BTC up 2.5%, ETH up 3.12%, and SOL increasing 3.20% in the past hour.
With the number of votes registered, the United States is now in the middle of the vote count that will decide the 48th President of the nation. So far, Donald Trump leads the race with 178 electoral votes registered against Kamala’s 99.
However, there are still key swing states to be counted, as well as large blue states like California – meaning that the Democratic candidate is still very much in the race. At this time of writing, Georgia and North Carolina appear to be going red, while Pennsylvania is blue.
The counting has already affected the market – with some cryptocurrencies jumping in value perhaps as investors anticipate a Donald Trump win.
As per CoinMarketCap Dogecoin has jumped by an incredible 15% in value over the past 4 hours since the counting started. As of right now, DOGE trades at $0.1916, creeping close to reaching the $0.20 zone.
Bitcoin and other assets have been more modest, but most of them are also showing bullish signs. BTC is up by 2.5% over the past hours, Ethereum up by 3.12%, and Solana records a 3.20% increase in the last 60 minutes.
We’ll have to see if the market will keep this optimism going as we venture into the end of the counting period. Despite the current discrepancy, the finish line of the presidential election promises to be a lot closer.
