India, Sept. 21 -- Bitcoin is trading around $84,702 ahead of the November midterms. As of September 21, Bitcoin was up about 10% over the past 30 days, but remained about 3% below its December 31, 2025 close of $87,498.

The November 3 US midterm elections could change the political outlook for crypto. Six weeks before the election, Polymarket traders were pricing a 90.5% chance of Democrats controlling the House and a 60.5% chance of Democrats controlling the Senate, according to 24/7 Wall St.

That raises a key question for Bitcoin investors: what happens to BTC if Democrats control both chambers of Congress? The answer could depend more on regulation and the Federal Reserve than on the election itself.

The recent CLARITY Act vote giv...