US Presidential Results Live: Dollar soars, Bitcoin hits all-time high as Trump leads Harris in electoral votes

US Presidential Results Live: The dollar was on track for its biggest single-day rise since March 2020 against major currencies on Wednesday, while Bitcoin soared to an all-time high as “Trump trades” surged. Traders were increasingly betting on a U.S. election win for the former president. Republican Donald Trump led Democrat Kamala Harris by 247 electoral votes to 210, after winning the key battleground state of Georgia, according to projections from Edison Research. A total of 270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidency.