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With the 2024 U.S. election on the radar, crypto folks see a crossroads ahead. If Kamala Harris wins, the word on the street is turbulence; her Biden linkage has insiders buzzing about stiffer regs. Bernstein analysts paint a doomy picture, claiming a Harris victory could smack Bitcoin prices, putting a downer on the rally by year’s end. But, seasoned crypto warriors like pseudonymous trader Crypto Rand aren’t breaking a sweat.

Crypto Rand waves off the grim takes. “If Harris gets elected, there will be a bump on the road, but the trend will continue,” he told Cointelegraph. He’s calling for a mere 5-10% BTC dip, nothing drastic—a hitch in the grand cycle, not the endgame.

Institutional Flows and the Hopes of Hot Money

Then, there’s Bit Mining’s top economist, Youwei Yang, who sees Harris’s win triggering market liquidity—even if some regs tighten. Yang figures folks shouldn’t stress the surface stuff like “regs,” but zero in on monetary liquidity. “The more easing monetary policy becomes, the more likely ‘hot money’ will flow into risk assets like crypto,” he remarked. So, Yang forecasts BTC surging to $120,000 if Harris holds office, maybe breaking $135,000 if Trump steps in. The catch? Liquid assets bring in whales and flow where yield’s juiciest.

Tim Draper, venture kingpin, sounds a trumpet warning: whoever takes the reins must be smart. Overregulating now could boot the U.S. from the crypto driver’s seat, a risk Draper says could throttle an industry poised to shape the next-gen financial world.

Gensler and The Great Crypto Exodus

Biden’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stance has already rattled the chain gang, with whispers of Gensler’s “regulation by enforcement” alienating key crypto names. Trump’s itching to toss Gensler on “day one,” though legalities may clip that move. Harris? She’s kept her cards close on Gensler, yet her team hints the SEC chair may not be glued to the seat.

Mark Cuban—yeah, that Cuban—thinks Harris could tone down Gensler’s game. According to Cuban, Harris’s squad may ditch “regulation by enforcement” for “bright line” rules. Crypto projects, in need of structure, won’t flee offshore if lines are clear. Draper, always with big ideas, calls for a toss of the 80-year-old Howey test—a crusty relic, he says, in the hyper-evolving crypto universe.

For now, crypto’s staying put, tempted by the U.S. market’s plump GDP. But regulators should take note: without fresh ground rules, crypto’s next great exodus may just be waiting on the sidelines.