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BTC, ETH, and XRP Price Prediction: How the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections Could Impact Crypto

By Frank bevah

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) face renewed selling pressure as crypto markets extend their October losses. Total crypto market cap is down by 2.17% to $2.61T on Friday, ahead of November’s U.S. midterm elections. Following the latest Federal Reserve interest rate announcement, investor sentiment…

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Cryptocurrency

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.

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Federal Reserve

The central bank of the United States, which sets US interest rates and supervises banks.

Because the dollar is used worldwide, its rate decisions affect borrowing costs and markets in many other countries.

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Bitcoin

The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009, with a fixed maximum supply and no central issuer.

Its price swings and adoption by funds and companies make it a bellwether for the whole crypto market.

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Market capitalisation

The total value of a listed company, calculated as its share price multiplied by the number of shares.

It is the usual way to compare the size of public companies.

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