Bitcoin Price Soars Above $79,000 After Democratic Sweep of Congress

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By Dextape Desk · November 4, 2026

Bitcoin changed hands near $79,200 Wednesday morning, roughly 2% higher for the session, after Democrats took both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm votes, a result that dealt crypto its roughest Washington night since 2022. During Asian trading the price slid to $75,618, its lowest in seven weeks, before climbing back past that loss by the European open. Industry-funded super PACs put over $170 million into this cycle, largely for Republicans, yet several House Republicans they backed lost their seats. Democrat James Talarico won in Texas, where he had voted as a state representative for the bill creating the state's bitcoin reserve. Without passage by January 3 the CLARITY Act would expire, though a vote during the lame-duck period remains possible.

Why it matters: It matters because the result reshapes which congressional committees oversee crypto and leaves market structure legislation on a tight timetable.

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