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Contested election integrity claims historically correlate with spikes in decentralized-asset interest (2016, 2020 cycles), but the effect is now muted because crypto is increasingly driven by ETF flows, macro liquidity, and regulatory clarity rather than political trust narratives. With BTC dominance elevated and altcoins underperforming, political risk is more likely to reinforce BTC-as-safe-haven-within-crypto positioning than to spark a broad risk-on move.

US President Donald Trump claimed that voter fraud in the US is 'rampant' and cast doubt on the security of the midterm elections, while BBC Verify examined his claims and reported that evidence suggests voter fraud is extremely rare.