Democrats sweep Congress lifts gold past $4,000 as dollar falls

Democrats' midterm sweep has driven gold above $4,000 and the dollar index below 101.3, easing yields while oil slips further. Bitcoin's $80,381 level rests on whale outflows and short-covering rather than sustained buying, leaving MVRV at 1.49 and short-term holder profits halved. Network hashrate holds near 1,030 EH/s with no congestion, yet Lightning capacity keeps contracting. The ignored tension sits between gold's flight-to-safety bid and Bitcoin's failure to capture any of that rotation despite a softer dollar. How long can divided government and lower real yields prop up risk assets before fiscal gridlock tests growth expectations?^[1][2]