What Georgia’s Elections Mean for Bitcoin

As the Democrats appear to be headed to victory, how does their new U.S. Senate majority impact markets as a whole and bitcoin more specifically?

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As the Democrats appear to be headed to victory, how does their new U.S. Senate majority impact markets as a whole and bitcoin more specifically?

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch: Stacks.co.

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Our main discussion: What are the implications of Georgia’s runoff elections for bitcoin and markets as a whole?

In this episode, NLW discusses:

The immediate response of Crypto Twitter to the victory for Dems
Why Kelly Loeffler was a disappointing industry rep in the Senate
Which stocks are going up on the news and why
Why a Democrat Senate majority is driving up inflation expectations
Why discussions of UBI and digital dollars and more in play than ever
Why bitcoin stands to be supercharged by the coming macro environment

Image credit: Megan Varner/Getty Images News, Brandon Bell/Getty Images News

HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.