3 ways Bitcoin price and stocks may react to a Biden presidency
Major media outlets have declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election, leading analysts to speculate how a Biden presidency may impact Bitcoin price in 2021. On Nov. 7 several major media outlets announced that after 4 days of rigorous vote-counting in key battleground states Joe Biden had managed to secure enough electoral votes to become the 46th President of the United States. As the excitement over an incredibly close election starts to abate, analysts will take a closer look at how a Biden presidency may impact traditional markets and Bitcoin price. Three key factors to consider....
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