Dollar Steady, Bitcoin Recovers Slightly After Binance Hack
Currencies hold position ahead of US midterm elections, while cryptocurrency markets react to a major exchange breach.
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Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist<br>
Photograph: Times of India (embedded from source)
What this story says
- The dollar held steady at 101.94 against a basket of currencies on Monday, with traders awaiting the US midterm elections.
- Bitcoin was trading at $77,975.62, up 0.22%, after a $6.3 billion hack at the Binance exchange.
- Eric Robertsen of Standard Chartered noted that strong anti-incumbent sentiment in polls may not always lead to election results.
- Binance reported that it had covered 95% of the $6.3 billion in assets stolen during the hack.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 11 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 12 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
68/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
15/100
12 sources · methodology
Major currencies were in a holding pattern on Monday as investors focused on the upcoming US midterm elections. The dollar steadied at 101.94 against a basket of currencies. Traders were also anticipating US jobs data and central bank rate decisions in the UK, Australia, Norway, and Sweden. The euro was near a 17-month low at $1.1159, influenced by Fitch's revision of France's outlook to negative. Sterling saw little change at $1.3387.
In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin was trading at $77,975.62, up 0.22%, after experiencing losses following a $6.3 billion hack at Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange. Ether was up 0.27% at $2,268.42. Binance customers withdrew $3.64 billion following the incident. The exchange stated that withdrawals were stabilising and that it had covered 95% of the stolen assets.
Divergent views on election impact
Eric Robertsen, global head of research at Standard Chartered, commented that polling indicating strong anti-incumbent sentiment does not always translate into election outcomes, citing examples from Brazil and Israel. Robertsen suggested that a Democratic sweep of Congress could create obstacles for data centre and AI infrastructure capital expenditure plans at the state level and lead to contentious debates on raising the US debt ceiling. Andreja Cobeljic, head of derivatives trading at AMINA Bank, noted that significant losses suffered by hedge funds in October could limit the market's capacity to absorb surprises from the midterm elections.
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific details of the FBI's link to North Korea regarding the Binance hack, which was included in the full report from Times of India. The full reports from Times of India and CNBC also included a quote from Richard Forss, chief technology officer at EXANTE, discussing the security assumptions in digital finance, which was absent from the digests.
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How each side covered it
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Left
0 rated outlets
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Centre
7 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports led with the dollar's steady position ahead of the US midterm elections and the impact of the Binance hack on bitcoin. These reports carried details on the dollar's value against a basket of currencies, the euro's position near a 17-month low, and sterling's minor movement. The cryptocurrency aspect focused on bitcoin's trading price and its recovery after the hack, including customer withdrawals and Binance's statement on covering stolen assets. The analysis from Eric Robertsen regarding election outcomes and potential impacts on infrastructure spending was also a prominent feature. The reports mentioned the yen, Australian dollar, and New Zealand dollar, along with upcoming central bank decisions.
Right
4 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports highlighted the dollar's rangebound movement ahead of the US midterm elections and bitcoin's reaction to the crypto heist. These reports included the dollar's value against a basket of currencies and the broader market's focus on the elections. The Binance hack and its effect on bitcoin's price were also central. The reports mentioned the potential shift in congressional power due to the elections. One report noted that traders were bracing for a busy week with US jobs data and interest rate decisions from several countries.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Dollar Steady, Bitcoin Recovers Slightly After Binance Hack?
- Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 64% are rated centre, 36% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 12. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Dollar Steady, Bitcoin Recovers Slightly After Binance Hack left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Dollar Steady, Bitcoin Recovers Slightly After Binance Hack biased?
- Dollar Steady, Bitcoin Recovers Slightly After Binance Hack is one event reported by 12 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Dollar Steady, Bitcoin Recovers Slightly After Binance Hack?
- 12 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What was the dollar's performance on Monday?
- The dollar steadied at 101.94 against a basket of currencies on Monday. This occurred as investors turned their attention to the upcoming US midterm elections, leading to a holding pattern in major currency markets.
- How did bitcoin perform after the Binance hack?
- Bitcoin was trading at $77,975.62, showing a 0.22% increase, after experiencing losses following a $6.3 billion hack at the Binance exchange. The exchange reported that it had covered 95% of the stolen assets.
- What is the potential impact of the US midterm elections on infrastructure?
- Eric Robertsen of Standard Chartered suggested that if Democrats win control of Congress, capital expenditure plans for data centres and AI infrastructure could face increased obstacles at the state level. The debt ceiling debate is also expected to be contentious.
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Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
7- Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
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- Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms; bitcoin reels ... (opens Reuters in a new tab)
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- FOREX-Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist (opens Devdiscourse in a new tab)
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- Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
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- Dollar rangebound ahead of U.S. midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist (opens CNBC in a new tab)
- Binance hack: Users withdraw $3.6bn after record crypto heist (opens BBC News in a new tab)
- Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Right
4- Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist (opens Times of India in a new tab)
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- Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms, bitcoin reels from crypto heist (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
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- Dollar rangebound ahead of US midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist - Regional Media News (opens regionalmedianews.com in a new tab)
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- Bitcoin Remains in the $70,000 Range for Four Consecutive Days… Aftershocks From Binance Hack Continue (opens Unknown in a new tab)
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