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Finance

Polymarket Bettors See 84% Chance of Donald Trump Starting His Own Token

The bump came as Trump said he would launch the family-helmed World Liberty Financial project on Monday.

Trump poster for 2024 election. (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Videos

Why the Trump-Harris Debate Moved Crypto Markets

CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie weighs in on how the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris has moved the crypto market. Plus, insights on other key indicators including the strength of the Japanese yen and safe-haven assets like gold.

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Opinion

Crypto Goes Unmentioned Again at Second Presidential Debate

The chances of crypto popping up were low. Still, it would have been nice.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Harris Won U.S. Presidential Debate Versus Trump, Polymarket Betting Suggests

Crypto was once again not mentioned in the second 2024 debate, the first between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Videos

Who Will 'Win' the Trump Harris Debate?; Crypto Scams in 2023

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Polymarket traders are betting the traditional pollsters will give the debate to Harris, with a 74% chance that the Ipsos/538 survey will find she "wins" it. Plus, an FBI report says investors lost a record $5.6 billion to crypto-related financial crime in 2023, and insights on a financial crime fighting force created by Tron, Tether and TRM Labs.

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Videos

Will Bitcoin Skyrocket If Trump Returns to Office?; WazirX Hacker Moves Stolen Funds to Tornado Cash

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as a Bernstein research report says that bitcoin is expected to reach new highs later this year if former President Donald Trump returns to the oval office. Plus, WazirX hacker has moved stolen ether to Tornado Cash, and Binance's Indonesia subsidiary has won a full license in the country.

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Finance

In Trump-Backed Crypto Project, Insiders Are Poised for Unusually Big Token Payouts

The team could get 70% of World Liberty Financial's tokens, a significantly higher-than-normal allocation from a project marketed as a solution to the “rigged” traditional finance system.

Eric, Donald and Donald Trump Jr. (Desiree Navarro/WireImage)

Policy

TradFi Companies 'Want to Transact in Bitcoin,' Says Cantor Fitzgerald CEO

Howard Lutnick was picked by Donald Trump to chair his presidential transition team last month

Howard Lutnick (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Trump Family Members Hacked to Promote Apparent Crypto Scam

The incident comes hours after CoinDesk revealed details of the crypto project the Trump family has recently touted.

Lara Trump's X account was hacked to promote an apparent crypto scam. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)